The day that Rihanna’s footwear inadvertently destroyed the novelty of a Community Design

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the recent decision of the General Court of the European Union, which upheld previous decisions of the EUIPO to cancel a Community Design Registration for a pair of trainers in the name of Puma SE based on prior disclosures of the design by Rihanna on Instagram.

Timestamps:

• 3:39: How Rihanna inadvertently destroyed the novelty of the Community Registered Design of a trainer design by Puma.
• 3:53: Rihanna signs contract with Puma
•  4:46: Facts of the case
•  6:40: Law of the case