This title shows how designs can be protected using the entire intellectual property system. It covers the protection of artistic, industrial and functional designs and examines protection under EC legislation.
Note
Revised edition of: Design law in Europe / by Uma Suthersanen. 2000. This title shows how designs can be protected using the entire intellectual property system. It covers the protection of artistic, industrial and functional designs and examines protection under EC legislation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Origins and rationales; 2. Legal etymology; 3. International perspectives; 4. Repair parts: a law and economics perspective; 5. An overview; 6. Registered community design; 7. Unregistered community designs; 8. Distinctive shapes, trade marks and unfair competition; 9. Copyright and unfair competition; 10. Design patent law; 11. Copyright law; 12. Trade mark and trad dress; 13. The future.