Case C-168/09. European Court of Justice. FLOS SpA vs. SEMERARO CASA E FAMIGLIA SpA
Description
Industrial and commercial property – legal protection of designs – obligation concerning the cumulation of design protection with copyright protection – national law precluding copyright protection or rendering it unenforceable for a certain period in the case of designs which entered the public domain before the entry into force of the law – principle of the protection of legitimate expectations.
