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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...
Dec 24, 20201 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...
Nov 26, 20202 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...
Jun 8, 20204 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...
Nov 27, 20185 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...
Jun 30, 20174 min read
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