The extension of a design registration provided for in Article L. 513-1 results from a declaration by its holder drawn up under the conditions set by the decision referred to in Article R. 514-5. It may be specified that the extension is only valid for certain designs.
The first extension may, however, be requested at the time of filing.
The extension takes effect on the day following the expiry date of the registration.
The declaration must, on pain of inadmissibility:
1°Be submitted within a period of six months expiring on the last day of the month in which each period of protection ends and be accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. However, the declaration may still be submitted or the fee paid within a further period of six months, counted from the day after the last day of the month in which the protection expires, on payment of an additional fee ;
2° Contain the designation of the registration to be extended and originate from the proprietor entered, on the day of the declaration, in the National Designs Register, or his representative;
If the declaration does not satisfy these conditions, the procedure provided for in l’article R. 512-9.
Inadmissibility may not be declared without the applicant having been given the opportunity to submit observations.