by a design right for the purpose of the repair of a complex product so as to restore its original appearance. As some courts in Italy had considered the “repair clause” defense as permitting...

case law and clarifies that the relevant point of reference for distinguishing between permissible repair and impermissible reconstruction is always the protected device. This also applies in...

regarding design protection for components of a complex product (“repair clause”). With Article 20a EU Designs Regulation, the repair clause is now included as a permanent provision for EU...

inflatable articles. The Defendant, based in Italy, supplied repair kits for car tires to its customers outside Germany, which imported the repair kits to Germany. The Plaintiff filed an...

at the expense of the users)? Finally, it could be worthwhile to use the necessary discussions to repair shortcomings of the UPCA recognized in the meantime. The opt-out / opt-in regulations...