Doceram GmbH v CeramTec GmbH: ECJ 8 Mar 2018

(Intellectual and Industrial Property – Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual and industrial property – Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Community design – Article 8(1) – Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function – Criteria for assessment – Existence of alternative designs – Consideration of the point of view of an ‘objective observer’

Citations:

ECLI:EU:C:2018:172, [2018] EUECJ C-395/16, [2018] WLR(D) 151

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Jurisdiction:

European

Intellectual Property

Updated: 05 April 2022; Ref: scu.606001