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The EUIPO Board of Appeal has overturned an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design for an oval-shaped wooden sauna was...
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By the International Product Design Group at Bird & Bird
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Here we look at a General Court decision about a registered Community design for an electrode used in welding torches, which may have...
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In the autumn of 2020, M&S launched a festive gin-liqueur, packaged in a bottle depicting a winter scene. An LED light at the base...
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In a case about classic Audi cars, the CJEU has confirmed that the repair clause found in design law is not applicable to trade mark law...
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The EU General Court very recently upheld an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design (RCD) for one of Puma’s shoes was invalid...
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amIn this article we look at an interesting decision from the Belgian Community Design courts and the potential practical implications....
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The case of Safestand v Weston Homes [2023] EWHC 3250 (Pat) concerned registered design and patent rights in builders’ trestles,...
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In welcome news for designers, the Council and European Parliament very recently reached a provisional deal on the EU design reform...
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The ICLG Designs Laws and Regulations guide has now been published! Unsure about the future of EU design law? Join Domien Op de Beeck as...
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Where a registered design shows a whole product with a portion of it depicted using broken lines and the remainder in solid lines, the...
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In the recent High Court case of Chiaro Technology Limited v Mayborn (UK) Limited, it was held that the defendant’s Tommee Tippee...
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In case you missed it, back in April the General Court confirmed the ability for third parties to rely on the prior design disclosure...
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From underwater masks to twisted chips, the past few years have been interesting for European designs. Members of Bird & Bird’s...
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A recent case concerning showcase lamps has led the German Federal Court of Justice to consolidate its understanding of the European...
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Last year, we reported on the long dispute about the “paper dispenser”, which is about the relationship between design law and patent law...
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The requirements for design protection in the EU for parts of a complex product is not easy to decipher. The CJEU very recently had to...