4/2/2025 8:30:02 AM Advocate General opinion builds on law of modular system designs and role of informed user By Naji Tilley Advocate General Szpunar has provided guidance on the scope of protection given to Registered Community Designs for modular systems,...
3/27/2025 9:54:38 AM UKIPO design survey – last chance to respond! By Waqas Hussain The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is inviting stakeholders – including designers, legal practitioners, businesses, and industry...
3/17/2025 10:02:01 AM Walk in sandals until wisdom brings you shoes By Jan Bärenfänger German Federal Court of Justice: No copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals The case The German Federal Court of Justice has...
2/6/2025 8:30:52 AM Unlocking design infringement claims: UK court explores designs with multiple potential configurations By Evie Scott In a registered design infringement claim, the court tackled a novel legal point: can a design with multiple potential configurations...
2/4/2025 10:31:08 AM ‘No more rules for thee’; CJEU strikes down copyright-reciprocity test (for now) By Clemens Molle Fleur Uitterhoeve In its landmark Kwantum/Vitra decision, the CJEU ruled that EU Member States are not allowed to unilaterally apply the material...