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Functional design is subject to same copyright test as other works, EU court rules

By Inbar Preiss ( December 4, 2025, 11:41 GMT | Insight) -- The EU's top court has ruled that functional designs can qualify for copyright protection under the same originality test as all works, in an anticipated guidance in the Mio and Konektra disputes over furniture designs referred from courts in Germany and Sweden.Functional product designs, such as furniture, can qualify for copyright protection under the same originality standard that applies to all other work, the EU’s top court said on Thursday in a judgment expected to define the bloc’s copyright and design law....

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