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For several weeks now, we have been sharing the key changes introduced by the new EU design package. After introducing the highlights,...
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By the International Product Design Group at Bird & Bird
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We continue our series of articles on the key changes introduced by the new EU design package looking at the intricate relationship...
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The EU General Court recently ruled that a Registered Community Design for a rectangular-shaped floor marking was invalid, as the...
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Part 1 of 4: Spotlight on Enforcement Finally, the new EU design package consisting of the new Union Design Regulation 2024/2822 and the...
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The International Comparative Legal Guide – Designs 2025 has now been published, with contributing editor Ewan Grist. It covers common...
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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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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 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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On November 29, 2022, the European Commission made a move that could change the game in design rights protection. The Commission adopted...
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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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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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On 29 November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposals for a new Directive on the legal protection of designs...
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In the world of the trade mark very few shape marks seem to make the cut and proceed to registration. Dior’s Saddle bag is an example of...
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Applications for registered design protection under the Hague system can now include Mexico as a designated territory from 6 June 2020....