Court holds that this is possible but only if the part has been clearly recognizable during the first public showing. This leaves plenty of ground for discussion. It is therefore questionable whether the court will accept Ferrari’s claim. This usually does not hold true for ordinary consumer products. Lesson learned for producers: if you aim to claim the design of a product as a whole or in part, go for a registered design. This allows you to indicate very precisely that you also want protection for a certain part in addition to the entire model.
