The unregistered design right: interpretation and practical application of the must-match exemption

This Court of Appeal case interprets and applies the importantconcepts in unregistered design right law of (a) the meaningof a design, (b) originality, (c) commonplace, (d) the must-fitand must-match exceptions, (e) the exclusion of surface decoration,and (f) the duration of unregistered design right: it is howeverthe interpretation and the practical application of the must-matchexemption which makes this the most important decision on unregistereddesign right so far.