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Rebecca and Lee apply those concepts to two fashion IP cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9004111222144658-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EP51-Social-Teaser-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EP51-Social-Teaser-1.mp4\">https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EP51-Social-Teaser-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss when EU Registered and Unregistered Designs and UK Supplemental Unregistered Design Rights are considered as being new and having individual character. 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