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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 have appeared in a number of important commercial design cases of recent times, helping to develop the law in a complex field covering by a number of overlapping UK and European rights.  Our experience covers the complete range of design fields, from handbags to vacuum cleaners.

 

Notable Cases

Apple v Samsung [2012] EWCA Civ 1339

Apple v Samsung [2012] EWCA Civ 1339

Appeal of non-infringement decision concerning the design of tablet computers and orders for publication of the judgment. Court of Appeal.

Apple v Samsung [2012] EWCA Civ 1339

Following this Appeal, there was a further dispute regarding the wording on Apple’s website and so another hearing in the Court of Appeal followed. The decision from this can be found here Apple v Samsung [2012] EWCA Civ 1430.

 

Dyson v Vax [2011] EWCA Civ 1206

Dyson v Vax [2011] EWCA Civ 1206

Registered design regarding vacuum cleaners. Patents Court and Court of Appeal.

Dyson v Vax [2011] EWCA Civ 1206