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DesignWrites

By the International Product Design Group at Bird & Bird

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Bird & Bird’s cross-border design law digest: The Notable, the novel, and the unexpected

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). 

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