A one million Euro question : may the holder of a registered Community design bring infringement proceedings directly against the holder of a later registered Community design or may it do so only after obtaining a declaration of invalidity ?
On February 16, 2012, the European Court of Justice rendered a very important decision relating to European design law: this decision, like any other decision rendered by the European Court Continuer la lectureA one million Euro question : may the holder of a registered Community design bring infringement proceedings directly against the holder of a later registered Community design or may it do so only after obtaining a declaration of invalidity ?