The court disagrees with this stance. In designing the Ball Chair the designer obviously was inspired by the current trends of the 1960s (furniture in spherical shapes). This is not a problem because styles cannot be claimed. Plaintiff has made several artistic choices when designing the Ball Chair, which make the chair entirely different from the already existing Pastil Chair. The Ball Chair is therefore protected by copyright and the infringement is assumed. The court decides that the damage is € 31,000.-.
