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Paving the way for another significant development in the European intellectual property landscape, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar...

Today, on 1 May 2025, one important part of the EU design package enters into force: The new Union Design Regulation 2024/282. Reason...

The Court of Appeal (overturning the High Court) has ruled that a modular design for builders’ trestles scaffolding structures was...

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is inviting stakeholders – including designers, legal practitioners, businesses, and industry...

German Federal Court of Justice: No copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals The case The German Federal Court of Justice has...

In a registered design infringement claim, the court tackled a novel legal point: can a design with multiple potential configurations...

In its landmark Kwantum/Vitra decision, the CJEU ruled that EU Member States are not allowed to unilaterally apply the material...

For several weeks now, we have been sharing the key changes introduced by the new EU design package. After introducing the highlights,...

Welcome back to our series of articles on the new EU design package. Part 1 on Enforcement can be found here; please see here for Part 2...

In this article, we look at a recent Australian decision relating to the revocation of two registered Australian designs after a request...

We continue our series of articles on the key changes introduced by the new EU design package looking at the intricate relationship...

The EU General Court recently ruled that a Registered Community Design for a rectangular-shaped floor marking was invalid, as the...

In a decision likely to attract attention from those interested in the application of copyright law to design-related cases, the IPEC...

Finally, the new EU design package consisting of the new Union Design Regulation 2024/2822 and the new Design Directive 2024/2823 have...

The International Comparative Legal Guide – Designs 2025 has now been published, with contributing editor Ewan Grist. It covers common...

The EUIPO Board of Appeal has overturned an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design for an oval-shaped wooden sauna was...