By Inbar Preiss ( June 26, 2026, 13:49 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s design reform enters its final phase on July 1, allowing protection for digital, animated and virtual designs. The EUIPO has finalized technical filing standards, while questions over the scope and interpretation of dynamic designs remain to be resolved through practice.The EU's first overhaul of design protection in more than two decades will take effect on July 1, opening the door to the registration of digital, animated and virtual designs, and introducing new filing and enforcement procedures across the bloc....
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