20 Jun, 2024 The Italian Supreme Court clarifies conflicts in protection of artistic work in Italian copyright law and EU copyright law By Cristiana Andreotta Elisabetta Bandera An exhibition set up was granted copyright protection: can the same protection also be reserved to a single component of the setting?...
27 Mar, 2024 EU: Rihanna’s reveal derails Puma’s design By Alexander Grigg The EU General Court very recently upheld an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design (RCD) for one of Puma’s shoes was invalid...
12 Mar, 2024 Belgium court considers design and copyright protection of cat litter trays By Domien Op de Beeck Camille Vanpeteghem amIn this article we look at an interesting decision from the Belgian Community Design courts and the potential practical implications....
29 Feb, 2024 Patents for modular scaffolding system infringed, but registered designs held to be invalid By Bryony Gold The case of Safestand v Weston Homes [2023] EWHC 3250 (Pat) concerned registered design and patent rights in builders’ trestles,...
20 Oct, 2023 EU Design Reform: The horizon even closer after European Council adopts position By Roman Brtka, LL.M. On November 29, 2022, the European Commission made a move that could change the game in design rights protection. The Commission adopted...
18 May, 2023 T-Shirts, bicycles or lamps… are we talking about art? And what does that imply? By Laura Jones A recent case concerning showcase lamps has led the German Federal Court of Justice to consolidate its understanding of the European...
05 Apr, 2023 Does the CJEU ruling on the “paper dispenser” finally bring clarity for design owners? By Jan Bärenfänger Last year, we reported on the long dispute about the “paper dispenser”, which is about the relationship between design law and patent law...