He then addressed the major changes ahead for European patent system users, whether they are applying for patents or litigating them.The discussion then shifted to the protection of product shapes post-patents, considering the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-299/99 Philips v Remington and the LEGO decision (Case C-48/09 P) where the court said at [46] When the shape of a product merely incorporates the technical solution developed by the… [read post]