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UK signs Riyadh Design Law Treaty – A step towards international harmonisation

The UK government has signed the Riyadh Design Law Treaty - a step towards harmonisation of design protection processes....

Webinar: European design reforms from 1 May 2025

Reform of designs in the EU is now in full swing, with the first phase taking full effect from 1 May 2025. Some of the details for the second phase were made available with the first phase detail...

EUIPO rolls out phase 1 of changes to the European design system

From 1 May 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is implementing the first phase of its package of legislative changes aimed at modernising the protection of designs in the EU ...

European Union design reform and what it means for your business

Registered designs in the European Union (EU) are being reformed. The shape and timetable for implementing this is now confirmed with the long-awaited EU design legislation reform package having been ...

European Union design reform to apply from May 2025

Reform of European Union (EU) design law will apply from 1 May 2025 with national law changes needing implementing in the following years.  As we reported previously, this puts in place various updat...

European Union design reforms adopted

Registered designs in the European Union, currently known as “Community designs”, are being reformed. The final reform package has been under discussion for some time and was approved on 10 Octobe...

Protecting intellectual property in garden design

Whether they serve a purely aesthetic purpose or solve a practical problem, design ideas are valuable and deserving of protection. This article provides a brief introduction to intellectual property (...

UK practice update for “multiple-component” design registrations

Possibly better referred to as “multi-item” designs, the UKIPO updated its guidance on 1 August 2024 on what is acceptable for design registrations directed to products that include multiple, sepa...

MBL Seminars: Registered Designs in the UK- Practical Implications of the M&S v Aldi Gin Bottle Case

M&S and Aldi have been sparring over in recent years with headline IP court cases. After settling the Colin v Cuthbert case, M&S and Aldi have gone toe to toe in another round. This resulted i...

Battle of the bottles: Court of Appeal rules on M&S v Aldi design infringement

‘Look-alike’ products have fast become a fact of life across many industries but perhaps none more so than the food and drink sector. Makers of own-brand goods are often adept at sailing close to ...