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We look at the changes being considered in the UKIPO’s consultation and what they could mean for businesses....
The UKIPO has launched a consultation seeking designers’ views on changes to the UK designs system...
The UK government has signed the Riyadh Design Law Treaty - a step towards harmonisation of design protection processes....
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...