Sarah FackrellI haven't seen it w/r/t EU designs but in theory, a parody defense might be relevant to situations we've seen over here with claims of trade dress dilution--e.g., Chewy Vuiton, My Other Bag, the Wavy Baby shoe.
And because the #CurviSil, this could be relevant to situations where a registered product design is shown in a parodic book, play, or film, right?
The closest analogous case I can think of with design patents is the KKK case we discussed here: www.regulations.gov/comment/PTO-...
Of course, that was about criticism, not parody. And that kind of claim would fail as a matter of law here, post-CurviSil.
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