International Comparative Legal Guide

4th November 2022

The International Comparative Legal Guide – Designs 2023 has now been published, with contributing editor Ewan Grist. It covers common issues in designs laws and regulations – including legislation, application, grounds for refusal, opposition, registration, invalidity and enforcement – in 17 jurisdictions.

You can view the Expert Analysis Chapter by Ewan here:

Expert Analysis: Overhauling the Design Protection Landscape in the UK: A First Step?

You can also read the dedicated UK country analysis by Ewan and Louise Sargeant here.

Country Chapter: UK

These articles were first published in ICLG – Designs.

Tagged with: designs, Ewan Grist, ICLG, Louise Sargeant, UK

Ewan Grist

I am head of our International Product Design group, specialising in protecting and enforcing innovative or high tech product design and associated branding. I have extensive experience of advising clients throughout the product lifecycle on many aspects of product design creation, protection and enforcement.

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Louise Sargeant

I am a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Group, with a focus on contentious matters. I advise clients in creative industries on a range of IP issues across the life cycle of soft IP rights. I've acted in a number of significant disputes in the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court, High Court and in proceedings before the UKIPO, EUIPO and General Court.

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International Comparative Legal Guide – Designs 2023

Ewan Grist

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