Jun 25, 2024 EU General Court grants broad EU design protection to “consumable” product parts By Domien Op de Beeck Robert Mooijekind Here we look at a General Court decision about a registered Community design for an electrode used in welding torches, which may have...
Jun 20, 2024 The Italian Supreme Court clarifies conflicts in protection of artistic work in Italian copyright law and EU copyright law By Cristiana Andreotta Elisabetta Bandera An exhibition set up was granted copyright protection: can the same protection also be reserved to a single component of the setting?...
Jun 12, 2024 UKIPO Design Case No. O/0386/24 Fradur S.A. v The Study Bed Company Limited By Daniel Anti Case Background The Study Bed Company filed an invalidity application against UK registered design no. 6248940 owned by Fradur S.A which...
Apr 09, 2024 Not-so-bright result for Aldi in UK registered design infringement appeal By Lauren Ensign In the autumn of 2020, M&S launched a festive gin-liqueur, packaged in a bottle depicting a winter scene. An LED light at the base...
Mar 28, 2024 CJEU: Third-party spare parts for classic Audi cars found to infringe Audi four-ring logo By Sean Bullock In a case about classic Audi cars, the CJEU has confirmed that the repair clause found in design law is not applicable to trade mark law...
Mar 27, 2024 EU: Rihanna’s reveal derails Puma’s design By Alexander Grigg The EU General Court very recently upheld an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design (RCD) for one of Puma’s shoes was invalid...
Mar 12, 2024 Belgium court considers design and copyright protection of cat litter trays By Domien Op de Beeck Camille Vanpeteghem amIn this article we look at an interesting decision from the Belgian Community Design courts and the potential practical implications....
Feb 29, 2024 Patents for modular scaffolding system infringed, but registered designs held to be invalid By Bryony Gold The case of Safestand v Weston Homes [2023] EWHC 3250 (Pat) concerned registered design and patent rights in builders’ trestles,...
Dec 20, 2023 EU Design Reform: The horizon is in sight as Council and European Parliament reach provisional deal By Roman Brtka, LL.M. In welcome news for designers, the Council and European Parliament very recently reached a provisional deal on the EU design reform...
Nov 30, 2023 ICLG Designs Laws and Regulations guide now published By Domien Op de Beeck Louise Sargeant Ewan Grist The ICLG Designs Laws and Regulations guide has now been published! Unsure about the future of EU design law? Join Domien Op de Beeck as...
Nov 22, 2023 Update: Interpretation of broken lines in Australian registered designs By Shehana Wijesena Where a registered design shows a whole product with a portion of it depicted using broken lines and the remainder in solid lines, the...
Nov 13, 2023 Registered Design Judgment – Chiaro Technology Limited v Mayborn Limited By Ewan Grist Sam Peterson In the recent High Court case of Chiaro Technology Limited v Mayborn (UK) Limited, it was held that the defendant’s Tommee Tippee...
Oct 20, 2023 EU Design Reform: The horizon even closer after European Council adopts position By Roman Brtka, LL.M. On November 29, 2022, the European Commission made a move that could change the game in design rights protection. The Commission adopted...
Jul 10, 2023 General Court confirms third parties can benefit from grace period when registering designs By Louise Sargeant In case you missed it, back in April the General Court confirmed the ability for third parties to rely on the prior design disclosure...
Jul 05, 2023 Bird & Bird’s digest of notable and unusual European design cases By Domien Op de Beeck Camille Vanpeteghem Lola Barberon Cristiana Andreotta Francesca Rombola Maria Fernandez Manon Rieger-Jansen Nina Dorenbosch Heidi Hurdle +6 more... Show less From underwater masks to twisted chips, the past few years have been interesting for European designs. Members of Bird & Bird’s...
May 18, 2023 T-Shirts, bicycles or lamps… are we talking about art? And what does that imply? By Laura Jones A recent case concerning showcase lamps has led the German Federal Court of Justice to consolidate its understanding of the European...