IP Insights – Packaging shape protection

In the latest IP Insights, we take a closer look at the protection of packaging shapes. Packaging shapes can be protected in various ways – through trademarks or industrial designs. Both rights complement each other and offer different benefits, with the choice of the appropriate path depending on various factors.

In today’s edition, prepared by Justyna Sitnikow, LL.M., you will learn:

• What forms of protection are best for packaging – trademark or industrial design?
• What is the registration process for 3D trademarks and what obstacles might arise?
• How to choose the right protection path to effectively secure your interests?

We invite you to read!

We encourage you to read the other publications in the IP Insights series:

• IP Insights – Slogans as trademarks
• IP Insight – Safe brand – name or logo protection
• IP Insights. Changes are coming. Industrial design reform in the European
• IP Insights. Invalidation of an industrial design
• IP Insights. Industrial designs in the video games industry