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Lego’s design protection should consider the informed user, EU court opinion says

( March 6, 2025, 10:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Lego’s design protection should be assessed based on the overall impression it creates on an informed user, suggests an EU court opinion published today. The case concerns how design protection is interpreted under EU law in disputes over modular toy designs. In a non-binding legal recommendation for the EU Court of Justice, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar advised that an informed user needn't be a technical expert but has sector knowledge, and that designers’ freedom, including technical constraints, must be considered.The opinion is attached. The case reference is C-211/24. ...

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