Article 24
Declaration of invalidity
- A registered Community design shall be declared invalid
on application to the Office in accordance with the procedure
in Titles VI and VII or by a Community design court on the
basis of a counterclaim in infringement proceedings.
- A Community design may be declared invalid even after
the Community design has lapsed or has been surrendered.
- An unregistered Community design shall be declared
invalid by a Community design court on application to such a
court or on the basis of a counterclaim in infringement
proceedings.