Hearings
European Union
16 Feb 2023 (Case C-472/21); EU:C:2023:105; [2023] Bus LR 635; [2023] WLR(D) 86, ECJ (President of Chamber E Regan, Judges D Gratsias, M Ilešič, I Jarukaitis, Z Csehi, Advocate General M Szpunar)
Monz Handelsgesellschaft International mbH & Co KG v Büchel GmbH & Co Fahrzeugtechnik KG
Subject Matter
DESIGN — Registered design — Conditions for protection — Design for component part of complex product only eligible for protection if visible during normal use of product — Whether visibility of component part to be assessed from perspective of external observer as well as end user of product — Whether necessary for component part to be visible throughout period complex product in use — Whether “normal use” corresponding to customary use by end user or that intended by manufacturer or designer of either component part or complex product — Whether permissible to take into account uses other than principal use of complex product — Parliament and Council Directive 98/71/EC, art 3(3)(4)
(Case C-472/21); EU:C:2023:105; [2023] Bus LR 635; [2023] WLR(D) 86, ECJ