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Dear Reader,
Welcome to the sixth edition of ICLG - Designs, published by Global Legal Group.
This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with
comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to designs laws and regulations
around the world, and is also available at www.iclg.com.
This year, there is one expert analysis chapter titled "The EU Design Law Reform:
Modernisation for the Digital Age".
The question and answer chapters, which in this edition cover 20 jurisdictions,
provide detailed answers to common questions raised by professionals dealing with
designs laws and regulations.
As always, this publication has been written by leading designs lawyers and
industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers
are extremely grateful.
Global Legal Group would also like to extend special thanks to contributing editor
Ewan Grist of Bird & Bird LLP for his leadership, support and expertise in bringing
this project to fruition.
Ben Lawless
Publisher
Global Legal Group
Contents
1, The EU Design Law Reform: Modernisation for the Digital Age, Dr. Jan Bärenfänger & Catharina Krahn, Bird & Bird LLP
7, Canada, Jean-Charles Grégoire, Amrita V. Singh, Kevin Shipley & Paul Horbal, Marks & Clerk
15, Chile, Trinidad Rojas & Felipe Claro, Claro & Cia.
22, China, Spring Chang, Nancy Qu, Rose Xu & Bing Xiao, Chang Tsi & Partners
33, Czech Republic, Dominik Bajger, Čermák a spol.
40, Finland, Ben Rapinoja, Lasse Laaksonen, Iina Issakainen & Meri Tirkonnen, Borenius Attorneys Ltd
48, France, Catherine Mateu, Armengaud Guerlain
56, Germany, Alexandra Dellmeier, Freia Andrea Schreiber & Elisabeth Sandmair, LexDellmeier Intellectual Property Law Firm
64, Ghana, Abena Ntrakwah-Mensah & Benedicta Akesse Annan, Ntrakwah & Co.
71, India, Meera Chature Sankhari, Sujit Thakur & Suresh Kumar Singh, Jupiter Law Partners
79, Israel, Ena Pugatsch, Rakefet Peled & Helena Kushmaro, Reinhold Cohn Group
87, Japan, Yoshikazu Iwase, Yuta Komatsu, Eriko Kinoshita & Yuka Maeda, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
95, Malta, Steve Decesare & Alexia Valenzia, Camilleri Preziosi
102, Philippines, Rogelio Nicandro & Juan Carlos Novero, ROMULO
112, Poland, Małgorzata Zielińska-Lazarowicz & Jarosław Markieta, IP&Law
120, Serbia, Mara Jankovic & Maja Popovic, MIKIJELJ JANKOVIC & BOGDANOVIC
127, South Africa, Elaine Bergenthuin, Bergenthuin Inc.
137, Spain, Pedro Saturio Carrasco & Carlos Morán Medina, ELZABURU SLP
146, Taiwan, Clarice Chen, Simon Hsiao & Yih-Feng Chen, Sigma IPR
155, United Kingdom, Ewan Grist & Louise Sargeant, Bird & Bird LLP
163, USA, Christopher V. Carani, Philipp Ruben & Sean Sparrow, McAndrews, Held & Malloy
