Any infringement of the rights of the owner of a design or model, as defined in articles L. 513-4 to L. 513-8, constitutes an infringement engaging the civil liability of its author.
Facts subsequent to the filing, but prior to the publication of the registration of the design, cannot be considered to have infringed the rights attached thereto.
However, where a copy of the application for registration has been notified to a person, that person may be held liable for facts subsequent to that notification even if they predate the publication of the registration.