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EU: The case of the striped shirt – good news for holders of Community designs
(CJEU, Judgment of 19 June 2014 in Case C-345/13, Karen Miller Fashions v Dunnes Stores) The assessment of whether a Community design has individual character must be based on whether or not the design...
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RCD, Germany & Italy: Designs prosecution and invalidity
New content on LimeGreen IP Knowhow Hogan Lovells’ LimeGreen IP now includes content on the laws governing design prosecution and requests for invalidation of designs in Europe (RCD) Germany and...
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Designs journey to UK Supreme Court again (not a galaxy far, far away this time)
The last time design issues were argued in the UK’s highest court (2011) the focus of attention was the Stormtrooper helmet from the iconic Star Wars films. Since then, the force has been with...
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A hard case – The Supreme Court rules on European design law for first time
Following our earlier post on the MAGMATIC LTD V PMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED case involving the TRUNKI range of ride-on suitcases Magmatic appealed to the Supreme Court and on 9 March the appeal was...
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Europe – RCD: Dutch retail chains ordered to cease infringement of design...
On 2 November 2016, the Hague Preliminary Relief Judge issued a preliminary injunction against the (locally) well-known Dutch retail chains Blokker and Leen Bakker (hereinafter collectively “Blokker”)....
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EU Commission Draft Brexit Agreement clarifies continued Protection for...
On 28 February 2018, the European Commission published the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK. The paper is, of course, only a draft and the UK government has not yet...
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CJEU on designs which are solely dictated by technical functions
On 8 March 2018, the CJEU issued a preliminary ruling in a case that had been referred by the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany. The decision concerns Article 8 (1) of Regulation No 6/2002...
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Europe: CJEU / GC roundup – H1 2018
Over the first half year, we have covered a number of high profile cases heard before the General Court (GC) and the European Court of Justice (CJEU). Here’s a quick roundup of the cases with a...
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