Fashionably IP
The FashionablyIP podcast is a look at important and hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property. In the podcast, we review the latest intellectual property issues in fashion or discuss matters of IP which have impacted the world of fashion for years and have come up again and again. The podcast will consist of interviews, opinion pieces and case law discussions.The information in this podcast is not legal advice. If you have any questions concerning the issues raised please contact Rebecca Field at rfield@hgf.com or Lee Curtis at lcurtis@hgf.com.
Fashionably IP
When is a design considered new and having individual character under UK and EU Design law?
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HGF
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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Overview:
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss when EU Registered and Unregistered Designs and UK Supplemental Unregistered Design Rights are considered to be new and to have individual character. These are important concepts when considering the validity of such rights. Rebecca and Lee apply those concepts to two fashion IP cases.
Timestamps:
- 2:21 - Can you explain what is meant by ‘new’ under UK and EU design law?
- 3:58 - EU registered and unregistered design rights
- 8:38 - Fashion cases
- 11:28 - Is there another fashion case of interest to you, Rebecca, which illustrates some of the points made in this podcast so far?