Article 96
Relationship to other forms of protection under national law
- The provisions of this Regulation shall be without preju
dice to any provisions of Community law or of the law of the
Member States concerned relating to unregistered designs, trade
marks or other distinctive signs, patents and utility models,
typefaces, civil liability and unfair competition.
- A design protected by a Community design shall also be
eligible for protection under the law of copyright of Member
States as from the date on which the design was created or
fixed in any form. The extent to which, and the conditions
under which, such a protection is conferred, including the level
of originality required, shall be determined by each Member
State.