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EUIPO drafts video design rules, fast-track disputes ahead of 2026 EU reform

By Inbar Preiss ( October 28, 2025, 11:24 GMT | Comment) -- The EU Intellectual Property Office is working out technical rules for the EU’s design reform, including limits on video filings, a continued ban on verbal disclaimers, as well as criteria for a new fast-track invalidation process.The EU is preparing to roll out the next phase of its reform of rules for design, and officials are busy working out how businesses seeking protection for their physical, digital and animated creations will implement the rules covering how designs can be filed, shown and challenged....

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