Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-395/16DOCERAM GmbH v CeramTec GmbH
- Decided
- 2018-03-08
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2018:172
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0395
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual and industrial property — Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Community design — Article 8(1) — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Criteria for assessment — Existence of alternative designs — Consideration of the point of view of an ‘objective observer’.
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