Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 18 December 2025.#Deity Shoes, S.L. v Mundorama Confort, S.L. and Stay Design, S.L.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil de Alicante.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Community designs – Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Articles 4 to 6 and 14 – Conditions for the protection of a design – Novelty – Individual character – Visual characteristics predetermined by a third party – Freedom of the designer in developing the design – Concept of ‘informed user’ – Influence of features linked to fashion trends.#Case C-323/24.