(1) Designs which had been applied for or registered up until the entry into force of the Act of 10 October 2013 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3799) on 1 January 2014 are designated ʻregistered designsʼ as of that date.
(2) As from the entry into force of the Act of 10 October 2013 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3799) on 1 January 2014, the provisions on invalidity proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Division 6 apply accordingly to registered designs within the meaning of section 72 (3). Section 72 (3) continues to apply to the assessment of the protectability of these designs.
(3) Section 52a applies only to design litigation proceedings which became pending after 31 December 2013.