Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on January 18, 2007
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2007 2(2):72-73; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl215
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Landor & Hawa International Limited v Azure Designs Limited [2006] EWCA Civ 1285, Court of Appeal, 28 July 2006
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that, under both UK and European Community law, functional designs can be protected by unregistered design right provided that there exist other means of achieving the same purpose.