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Paving the way for another significant development in the European intellectual property landscape, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar...
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By the International Product Design Group at Bird & Bird
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Today, on 1 May 2025, one important part of the EU design package enters into force: The new Union Design Regulation 2024/282. Reason...
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German Federal Court of Justice: No copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals The case The German Federal Court of Justice has...
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In its landmark Kwantum/Vitra decision, the CJEU ruled that EU Member States are not allowed to unilaterally apply the material...
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In a decision likely to attract attention from those interested in the application of copyright law to design-related cases, the IPEC...
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Design protection and copyright law is once again called into question. A UK judge recently rejected an application to strike-out a claim...