droit de propriété intellectuelle : procès gagné par Brompton

Pour les juristes anglophones.
Si j'ai bien compris, Brompton a gagné son procès contre un fabricant qui avait copié le dessin général du vélo.
Voici le lien, ainsi que deux extraits qui reprennent l'essentiel du jugement :


https://www.natlawreview.com/article/brompton-bicycle-european-court-justice-unfolds-requirements-copyright-protection

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Facts

The case revolved around the popular folding bicycle by British manufacturer Brompton sold in its current form since 1987. Originally, the bicycle was protected by a patent. Patent protection expired, though.

The Brompton bicycle can have three different positions: Folded, unfolded and a stand-by position that keeps the bike upright while parked. A competitor marketed a bicycle that is visually very similar to the Brompton bicycle and which can fold into the same three positions.

Brompton brought an action for copyright infringement in the Companies Court, Liège, Belgium. The defendant argued that the appearance of the objected-to product was dictated by technical considerations. European trade mark and design law contain provisions excluding protection for shape marks and designs with a technical function.

In the absence of a corresponding provision under copyright law, the Companies Court, Liège, asked the ECJ whether EU copyright law had to be interpreted as excluding works whose shape is, at least in part, necessary to achieve a technical result.
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Manufacturers of original industrial designs will appreciate this judgment, which broadens the spectrum for them to continue taking legal action against product imitations by asserting claims under copyright law even after patent protection has expired.