(1) The right holder may grant licences for the whole or part of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. A licence may be exclusive or non-exclusive.
(2) The right holder may invoke the rights conferred by the registered design against a licensee who contravenes any provision of the licensing contract with regard to
1. the duration of the licence,
2. the form in which the registered design may be used,
3. the range of products for which the licence is granted,
4. the region for which the licence is granted or
5. the quality of products manufactured by the licensee.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the licensing contract, the licensee may institute proceedings for infringement of a registered design only if the right holder consents thereto. This does not apply to the holder of an exclusive licence if the right holder, after having been invited to do so, does not institute infringement proceedings within an appropriate period.
(4) Licensees may, for the purpose of claiming compensation for damage they have suffered, intervene in an infringement action brought by the right holder as a joined party.
(5) The succession in title as defined in section 29 or the granting of a licence within the meaning of subsection (1) does not affect licences previously granted to third parties.