21st Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot Competition

The 2024 moot concerns Velocitas Shoes Ltd v No Limits plc [2023] HCE 418. The issues in this shoe-based moot will comprise validity and infringement issues in relation to (1) a patent (in particular, novelty and ‘right to repair’) and (2) the new Erewhonian unregistered design right (in particular, exclusions from design protection and the nature and standards for infringement).

• The Problem
• Corrections and clarifications (uploaded 01 December 2023)
• The Rules 

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