Easing the Path from Prototype to Product | EU General Court Clarifies Design Grace Period
In its recent judgment of 12 March 2025 in case T-66/24, Lidl Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO and Liquidleds Lighting Corp., the General Court of the European Union delivered significant clarification on the scope and application of the “grace period” in EU design law under Article 7(2) of EU Regulation No. 6/2002 on […]
The new EU Design package | Repair clause soon EU-wide
On 10 October 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the two proposals to revise both the Design Directive (Dir. 98/71/EC) and the Community Design Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002. This new “Design package” mainly aims to align the design protection system in the EU with the digital age and to create a […]
