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Design experts call for measured approach to UK simplification efforts

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( December 11, 2025, 16:19 GMT | Comment) -- Responses to the UK Intellectual Property Office’s consultation on a new framework for design law have cautioned against an oversimplification of the existing set-up, warning that over-enthusiastic streamlining could weaken protections and lead to years of litigation.Suggestions by the UK Intellectual Property Office that the current dual protections for unregistered designs — split between ornamental and functional aspects — could be simplified at the expense of protections for some designs have been broadly criticized by industry....

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