Hearings
European Union
28 Oct 2021 (Case C-123/20); EU:C:2021:889; [2021] Bus LR 1743; [2021] WLR(D) 545, ECJ (President of Chamber E Regan,President of Fourth Chamber C Lycourgos,Judge M Ilešič, Advocate General H Saugmandsgaard Øe)
Ferrari SpA v Mansory Design Holding GmbH
Subject Matter
DESIGN — Unregistered design — Conditions for protection — Claimant presenting new car to public in press release containing photographs of car in its entirety — Claimant subsequently claiming designs of elements of car’s bodywork protected by unregistered Community designs — Designs protected if made available to public and satisfying requirement of individual character — Whether press release constituting act of making designs available to public — Guidance on individual character requirement — Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, arts 4, 6(1), 11(2)
(Case C-123/20); EU:C:2021:889; [2021] Bus LR 1743; [2021] WLR(D) 545, ECJ