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The Estonian Law on the protection of Industrial Designs entered into force on 11 January 1998. The main features of the Law are as follows.
Requirements for industrial design
Under the Law, the two- or three-dimensional external appearance of a product can be protected as an industrial design. The external appearance is understood as a complex of the distinctive features of the product which may be expressed in its form, configuration, ornament, the combination of colours, the structure of its surface, its material or a combination of thereof.
Products can be protected as industrial designs if they are new, distinguishable and applicable in manufacturing of industrial products or products of handicraft. The worldwide novelty is required. While determining the novelty the information which has been made available within six months before filing the application by the person who is entitled to apply for the registration of the industrial design, or any other person who has
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