5/20/2025 1:52:08 PM Mio and konektra: Advocate General’s Opinion on Copyright Protection for Works of Applied Art By Jan Bärenfänger Paving the way for another significant development in the European intellectual property landscape, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar...
3/17/2025 10:02:01 AM Walk in sandals until wisdom brings you shoes By Jan Bärenfänger German Federal Court of Justice: No copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals The case The German Federal Court of Justice has...
11/26/2024 2:36:39 PM Copyright in the saddle: UK case shows IP challenges for high-vis equestrian clothing By Evie Scott In a decision likely to attract attention from those interested in the application of copyright law to design-related cases, the IPEC...
11/19/2024 10:54:36 AM EUIPO decision on sauna designs shows more sweat required in gathering internet/social media evidence By Naji Tilley The EUIPO Board of Appeal has overturned an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design for an oval-shaped wooden sauna was...
11/22/2023 9:01:00 PM Update: Interpretation of broken lines in Australian registered designs By Shehana Wijesena Where a registered design shows a whole product with a portion of it depicted using broken lines and the remainder in solid lines, the...