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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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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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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...
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Some proceedings have a tendency to take forever – to be fair, mostly when a particularly large number of open legal questions are...