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Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs

article  9

CELEX:  31998L0071

Scope of protection
1. The scope of the protection conferred by a design right shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression.
2. In assessing the scope of protection, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design shall be taken into consideration.