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Case C‑684/21

Papierfabriek Doetinchem BV

v

Sprick GmbH Bielefelder Papier- und Wellpappenwerk & Co.

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf)

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 2 March 2023

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Community designs – Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Article 8(1) – Features of appearance of a product dictated solely by its technical function – Criteria for assessment – Existence of alternative designs – Proprietor also holding a multitude of alternative protected designs – Multicolour appearance of a product not reflected in the registration of the design concerned)

1. Community designs – Requirements for protection – Designs dictated by their technical function – Features of appearance of a product which are dictated solely by its technical function – Criteria for assessment

   (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 8(1))

   (see paragraphs 19-23, operative part 1)
2. Community designs – Application for registration – Conditions – Representation of the design suitable for reproduction – Definition

   (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 36(1))

   (see paragraphs 28-30)
3. Community designs – Requirements for protection – Designs dictated by their technical function – Features of appearance of a product which are dictated solely by its technical function – Criteria for assessment – Whether the multicolour appearance of the product should be taken into account

   (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 8(1))

   (see paragraphs 27, 31, 32, operative part 2)

[See the text of the decision.](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-684/21)

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