Posts tagged with ‘designs’

The Australian Broadcasting Commission reported on Friday that KeepCup – manufacturer of reusable coffee cups – is suing Gloria Jeans over alleged infringement of KeepCup’s registered design rights.  In the report, Professor Andrew Christie from the University of Melbourne Law School contends that the lawsuit may have the potential to provide a pivotal test case for registered designs in Australia.  Below, we explore the reasoning behind this opinion, and what registered design infringement actually means.