The Supreme Court’s decision in the Trunki case has been greeted with disappointment by many UK designers and innovators. The clear message that emerges, however, is that registering a design is still an important step to take but the utmost care should be taken when filing those registered designs. Too much detail can be counterproductive, since it may restrict the scope of protection. The best advice is to keep designs as simple as possible, and then make multiple applications to protect every variant and aspect.
