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Nov 20, 20212 min read
When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?
When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...
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
Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking
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
Digging Designs - what's been happening in the last six months?
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, 20182 min read
Unregistered designs - the unknown but super useful IP right
Just under four years ago the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned research to address the lack of existing data on design...
Nov 27, 20185 min read
There's a new IPO report on designs infringement - game-changer or stating the obvious?
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
Simplifying Community Registered Design litigation in the UK - Spin Master v PMS
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...
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