Bird & Bird’s Design experts have contributed to the latest edition of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) Design Digest. Updated for 2025, our team explores the most cutting-edge cases coming before EU national courts over recent months. The guide provides a multijurisdictional outlook covering 8 jurisdictions, including Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Our team's analysis in the CITMA digest tackles the questions organisations are asking: What opportunities exist in evolving regulatory frameworks? And how can you maximise the value of your design portfolio?
Our contributors:
- Belgium: Domien Op de Beeck and Robert Mooijekind
- Finland: Henri Kaikkonen and Jennika Sucksdorff
- France: Frédérique Bocqueraz and Pava Vrhovac
- Germany: Dr. Jan Bärenfänger and Catharina Krahn
- Italy: Francesca Rombola, Luisa Moavero and Cristiana Andreotta
- Poland: Mateusz Żuk and Michał Liszka
- Spain: María Maíllo Robles
- The Netherlands: Edzard Boonen and Nina Dorenbosch
With thanks to Heidi Hurdle, Senior IP Knowledge & Development Lawyer, London, who coordinated and edited these reports.
Read more here.
This digest was published in the July/August 2025 of the CITMA Review, the journal of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA).