David Stone

Teaching

David teaches at the universities of Oxford, Alicante and Queen Mary.

David Stone's research focuses on design law and practice; trade mark law and practice; copyright law and practice.

Stone on European Union Design Law: A Practitioners’ Guide, Oxford University Press (3rd Edition).
“Using design law to protect inventive fashion in the UK and EU” in The Handbook of Fashion Law (eds Eleonora Rosati and Irene Calboli) Oxford University Press.

“20 years of change in IP strategy and litigation”, in Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law (eds Hayleigh Bosher and Eleonora Rosati) Oxford University Press.

“A suggested new approach to design freedom” in 20 Years of the Boards of Appeal at EUIPO: Celebrating the Past, Looking Forward to the Future: Liber Amicorum

European Union Design Law: A Practitioners’ Guide Oxford University Press (1st & 2nd Editions).

“More in hope than in fear – the potential (positive!) impact of AI on design law” (2025) 47 EIPR 379
“Buying power in the drive for diversity” Counsel Magazine (7 February 2022)
“It’s time to amend the Enforcement Directive to ensure all EU Member States provide for declarations of non-infringement of EUTMs and Community designs” (with Beverley Potts) (2019) JIPLP 754
“Practical preparations for Brexit: a global perspective” (with Beverley Potts, Joachim Feldges, Keren Livneh and David Shen) (2019) 281 Managing Intellectual Property 27
“Why is it so hard to register shape marks in the EU?” (2018) 277 Managing Intellectual Property 24
“CJEU embraces forum shopping in Hummel v Nike” (2017) JIPLP 642
“Design law misplayed in Nintendo AG Opinion” (2017) JIPLP 558
“A cracker year to come in designs cases” (2017) 266 Managing Intellectual Property 52
“A quiet year form the EU’s courts” (2017) 265 Managing Intellectual Property 17
“Trunki – How did things go so wrong?” (2016) JIPLP 662
“Another case of handbags at dawn: General Court rules out mathematical approach to assessment of overall impression” (with Philip Davies) (2016) JIPLP 14
“EU design cases looking up” (2016) 259 Managing Intellectual Property 28