ECAR


Contribution to the Commission Public Consultation – January 2023


Policy Note on Spare Parts in Design Protection Law – May 2021


Feedback on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment – December 2020

Facts Deck on the Repairs Clause – 2017

This document (2017) provides a summary of the “spare parts” issue. All arguments raised by ECAR in this context are explained.

 

European Commission



Proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of designs – 28 November 2022



Annexes to the proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of designs – 28 November 2022


Inception Impact Assessment on the review of the Design Directive and Community Design Regulation – 24 November 2020


Evaluation Report of EU legislation on design protection – 6 November 2020


Executive Summary of the European Commission’s Evaluation Report – 6 November 2020


The effect of design protection on price and price dispersion: Evidence from automotive spare parts, Herz, Benedikt and Mejer, Malwina, for the European Commission 1 June 2020


Factual Summary report on the public consultation on the European Commission’s evaluation of EU legislation on design protection – July 2019


Evaluation Roadmap of EU legislation on design protection – July 2018


Legal Review on industrial design protection in Europe – April 2016


The Economic Review of Industrial Designs in Europe – January 2015

Proposal to amend the “Design” Directive – 14 September 2004


Extended Impact Assessment – 14 September 2004

European Parliament


Report on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience – November 2021

Council of the EU


Conclusions on intellectual property policy – 18 June 2021