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In welcome news for designers, the Council and European Parliament very recently reached a provisional deal on the EU design reform...
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By the International Product Design Group at Bird & Bird
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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...
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Where a registered design shows a whole product with a portion of it depicted using broken lines and the remainder in solid lines, the...
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In the recent High Court case of Chiaro Technology Limited v Mayborn (UK) Limited, it was held that the defendant’s Tommee Tippee...
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On November 29, 2022, the European Commission made a move that could change the game in design rights protection. The Commission adopted...
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In case you missed it, back in April the General Court confirmed the ability for third parties to rely on the prior design disclosure...
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From underwater masks to twisted chips, the past few years have been interesting for European designs. Members of Bird & Bird’s...
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A recent case concerning showcase lamps has led the German Federal Court of Justice to consolidate its understanding of the European...
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Last year, we reported on the long dispute about the “paper dispenser”, which is about the relationship between design law and patent law...
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The requirements for design protection in the EU for parts of a complex product is not easy to decipher. The CJEU very recently had to...
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Successful M&S bottle registered design case against Aldi In a successful M&S bottle design case against Aldi, the Intellectual Property...
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On 29 November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposals for a new Directive on the legal protection of designs...