Design protection

11 South Square offers extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of the legal protection of designs, registered and unregistered.

Members of chambers appear regularly before the English courts in matters of design right infringement, including the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), the High Court and in proceedings in the Shorter Trial Scheme, as well as before the appellant courts.

Our experience covers the complete range of design fields and members have appeared in a number of important commercial design cases of recent times, from the fashion industry (handbags and bodycon dresses) through to designs for industrial goods (vacuum cleaners, wrist heart monitors, Lambretta scooters, breast pumps and children’s suitcases).

Members have experience in and available act in proceedings concerning the prosecution of registered designs before the UK Intellectual Property Office.