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JP Karsenty & Associés IP Newsletter, June 2025
The JP Karsenty & Associés Intellectual Property Newsletter, June 2025 written by Pierre Trusson, with assistance from Marie Mauduech, reviews the following news:
DESIGNS – The exception of disclosure applies when the earlier design produces the same overall impression as the registered design
Disclosure prior to the registration of a design may compromise its novelty or distinctive character, unless it falls within the disclosure exception. This exception allows prior disclosure to be disregarded if it meets two conditions:
(i) be performed by the creator or under his or her instructions;
(ii) have occurred within 12 months prior to the date of filing of the application for registration.
In a recent ruling, the EU General Court reaffirms that this exception may apply as soon as the previously disclosed design produces the same overall impression as the registered design, without requiring that they be strictly identical.
Focus IP reviews in details this ruling and gives you the key explanations.
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English: Newsletter, June 2025, Intellectual Property
Français: Newsletter, Juin 2025, Propriete Intellectuelle
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