The new EU Design Legislative Reform Package introduces substantial changes that will impact industrial design holders

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The new EU Design Legislative Reform Package, published in the Official Journal on 18 November 2024, introduces substantial changes that will impact industrial design holders and practitioners across the EU. This Reform Package is comprised of the European Design Regulation (EUDR) and the European Design Directive (EUDD). On 1 May 2025 EUDR entered into force, which amends Regulation on Community Designs No. 2024/2822. This comes alongside with the EUDD, regarding the Recast Directive on the