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Dec 24, 20201 min read

The last Community Design case (in the UK)

A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...

Nov 26, 20202 min read

Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...

Jun 8, 20204 min read

My final IPKat post was dedicated to one of my favourite IP topics - designs. They are forgotten and misunderstood rights which is a...

Nov 27, 20185 min read

Four years is a long time in politics but not a particularly long time in the land of government reports. Just under four years ago the...

Jun 29, 20174 min read

Although it is a case management decision, there are so many hints in the recent decision Spin Master v PMS [2017] EWHC 1477 (Pat) that...