3 February 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

UK homeware brand infringed fabric copyright, court rules

A UK IP court has drawn on last year’s Cofemel ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in ruling that a British homeware brand copied a former supplier’s designs.

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UK homeware brand infringed fabric copyright, court rules

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