Old Guidelines - Community design
Here you may consult the old guidelines of the Office. They serve purely consultation purposes showing the practice of the Office when they were adopted.
The current practice on registered community designs is available under the page 'Current Designs Practice'.
Guidelines concerning proceedings before the OHIM
| Guidelines for the examination of Community designs |
| Guidelines for the Proceedings relating to a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design |
| Registered Community Design Renewal Guidelines |
For other aspects of the procedure not specifically covered for designs, please refer to the appropriate sections of the trade mark guidelines.