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1 December 2025NewsCopyrightMuireann Bolger

On the table: Furniture case set to clarify copyright and design protection in Europe

Furniture designers are most directly affected by Mio/Konektra, but the ruling could reshape the continent’s legal relationship between copyright and design.

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