I’m writing an article on the Plesner v Louis Vuitton case, comparing it to the Australian IP system. My main query relates to Louis Vuitton’s EU Registered design, no. 000084223-0001.  The ‘product indication’ is ‘graphic symbols’ in Class 99 [What a coincidence! That's the name of our blog ...]. A graphic symbol is not a product. I can see the design is the pattern, but applied to what product? How do I know what this design looks like – and how do I tell if my use is infringing - unless I know the product to which it is applied, and how the pattern is applied? Is the design the pattern applied to the entire face of a t-shirt, or wrapping around the base of a hand bag, or what? If the design in truth gives the owner the right to apply the pattern to anything, in any manner, that’s a pretty broad – and uncertain – design right. In Australia I’m pretty sure the design applicant would need to file an actual representation of the pattern as applied to the relevant product, thus defining the design monopoly.