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ARTICLE-26: Protection [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The
owner of a protected industrial design shall have the right to
prevent third parties not having the owner's consent from
making, selling or importing articles bearing or embodying a design
which is a copy, or substantially a copy, of the protected design,
when such acts are undertaken for commercial purposes.
...
... 2. Members
may provide limited exceptions to the protection of industrial
designs, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict
with the normal exploitation of protected industrial designs and do
not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the owner of
the protected design, taking account of the legitimate interests of
third parties. ...