Thursday 19.09.2024

 | 09:30–12:30 h

Design Law

Between Brussels, Luxembourg and Riad – European design law evolves

Location: Kongress am Park, Room: Saal Lech

The jurisprudence of the CJEU on the priority right

Referent: Prof. Dr. Alexander von Mühlendahl, LL.M. Attorney-at-law, Munich, Siemens AG, München
  • Paris Convention and CDR
  • The KaiKai decision (C-382/21 P)
  • Implications beyond KaiKai

Curia Generalis locuta causa finita? – Appeal against decisions of the General Court in the current jurisprudence of the CJEU

Referent: Prof. Dr. Volker M. Jänich Gerd Bucerius Chair of Civil Law with German and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Jena
  • Stricter admissibility requirements for referral to CJEU with amendments of CJEU Rules of Procedure and CJEU Statute as at 1 May 2019
  • Analysis of (restrictive) application of new admissibility requirements by CJEU
  • Consequences of appealing against decisions of the General Court in design cases and development of design law in the EU
  • Critical appraisal of amendments and perspectives in practice


COFFEE BREAK: 11.00 – 11.30

From the Community design to the EU design – new EU design law

Referentin: Dr. Sabine Kossak Patent Attorney, Hamburg
  • Design Directive and Community Design Regulation (CDR) – history and status quo
  • Significant and minor amendments
  • Practical implications?

On the way to Riad – the Design Law Treaty

Referent: Alexander Späth Attorney-at-law, Düsseldorf
  • Design Law Treaty – history and status quo
  • Current status on the eve of the diplomatic conference in Riad
  • Relevant points of discussion from the German perspective


Followed by: Panel discussion

Chaired by:
Dr. Henning Hartwig Attorney-at-law, Munich

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