Welcome to the fourth edition of ICLG – Designs, published by Global Legal Group. This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to designs laws and regulations around the world, and is also available at www.iclg.com.
This year, there is one expert analysis chapter titled “Imminent Changes to EU Design Law”.
The question and answer chapters, which in this edition cover 18 jurisdictions, provide detailed answers to common questions raised by professionals dealing with designs laws and regulations.
As always, this publication has been written by leading designs lawyers and industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers are extremely grateful.
Global Legal Group would also like to extend special thanks to contributing editor Ewan Grist of Bird & Bird LLP for his leadership, support and expertise in bringing this project to fruition.
Expert Analysis Chapter
1
Imminent Changes to EU Design Law
Domien Op de Beeck, Bird & Bird LLP
Q&A Chapters
8
Australia
FB Rice: Jeremy Dobbin, John Hogan, Andrea Ruhrmann & Stuart Campbell
15
Brazil
Mansur Murad: Flavia Mansur Murad-Schaal, Pedro Vilhena, Rodrigo Carvalho & Marina Pereira Diniz
22
Canada
Bereskin & Parr LLP: Robert B. Storey, Adam Bobker, James Raakman & Matthew J. Graff
30
Finland
Borenius Attorneys Ltd: Ben Rapinoja, Lasse Laaksonen & Hanna Pohjola
38
Germany
Kroher Strobel: Katharina Bach & Ariane Hettenkofer
46 Ghana
Ntrakwah & Co.: Abena Ntrakwah-Mensah, Alberta Kyeremeh, Courtney Heather Awotwi & James McKeown Debrah
53
India
LexOrbis: Manisha Singh & Omesh Puri
63
Israel
Reinhold Cohn Group: Ena Pugatsch, Rakefet Peled & Helena Kushmaro
72
Italy
CBA Studio Legale e Tributario: Mattia Dalla Costa, Barbara Sartori & Alessia Ferraro
86
Mexico
Arochi & Lindner, SC: Juan Rodrigo Pimentel Esquivel, Arturo Carmona & Jorge Mier y Concha
93
Norway
Acapo AS: Espen Clausen & Erik Otby
100
Philippines
ROMULO: Rogelio Nicandro & Juan Carlos Novero
109
Spain
Arochi & Lindner: Miriam Anidjar Mogeda
122
Switzerland
BMG Avocats: Anne-Virginie La Spada
130
Taiwan
Sigma IPR: Clarice Chen, Simon Hsiao & Yih-Feng Chen
140
United Kingdom
Bird & Bird LLP: Ewan Grist & Louise Sargeant
148
USA
McAndrews, Held & Malloy: Christopher V. Carani, Dunstan H. Barnes, Sarine R. Hagopian & William E. Danziger
156
Zimbabwe
Honey & Blanckenberg: Sara Moyo & Lorraine Takaendesa
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