Opinion of Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe delivered on 19 October 2017.

DOCERAM GmbH v CeramTec GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual and industrial property — Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Community design — Article 8(1) — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Criteria for assessment — Existence of alternative designs — Consideration of the point of view of an ‘objective observer’.#Case C-395/16.