Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-684/21Papierfabriek Doetinchem B.V. v Sprick GmbH Bielefelder Papier- und Wellpappenwerk & Co
- Decided
- 2023-03-02
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2023:141
- CELEX
- 62021CJ0684
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Community designs – Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Article 8(1) – Features of appearance of a product dictated solely by its technical function – Criteria for assessment – Existence of alternative designs – Proprietor also holding a multitude of alternative protected designs – Multicolour appearance of a product not reflected in the registration of the design concerned.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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