European Union: The Day That Rihanna's Footwear Inadvertently Destroyed The Novelty Of A Community Design (Podcast)

Episode Description

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the recent decision of the General Court of the European Union, which upheld previous decisions of the EUIPO to cancel a Community Design Registration for a pair of trainers in the name of Puma SE based on prior disclosures of the design by Rihanna on Instagram.

Timestamps:

• 3:39: How Rihanna inadvertently destroyed the novelty of the Community Registered Design of a trainer design by Puma.
• 3:53: Rihanna signs contract with Puma
• 4:46: Facts of the case
• 6:40: Law of the case

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