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11 June 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

Brompton: ‘Original’, functional shapes can be copyrighted, says CJEU

Functional shapes are eligible for copyright protection as long as they are an original, creative work, the  Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled.

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