Recent years have seen many fundamental changes in European designs law, including the emergence of the Designs Directive in 1998 and the Designs Regulation in 2001. These pieces of legislation introduce major changes to the protection of industrial and ornamental designs throughout the European Union. Many issues covered in the legislation remain unlitigated, or guidance has not yet been provided by superior tribunals. European Union Design Law provides a much-needed guide to the new law and practice. Beginning with a short history of the development of the legislation, Stone moves on to a detailed examination of the interpretation provided by OHIM, the Court of Justice and the General Court, and the Community Design Courts of the EU Member States. Separate chapters deal with RCD filing and invalidity, unregistered Community designs, the implementation of the Designs Directive by the member states, and the complex jurisdictional web for enforcing pan-EU rights.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1: Historical Introduction 2: Aims of the European Union Wide Legislation 3: The System of Courts and Tribunals with Jurisdiction for Community Design Disputes 4: Definitions 5: Cumulative Effect with other Intellectual Property Rights 6: Exclusions from Protection 7: Unitary Character of European Union-Wide Design Rights and Territorial Effect 8: Right to the Community Design 9: Prior Designs 10: Novelty 11: Individual Character 12: Grounds for Invalidity 13: OHIM 14: RCDs 15: International Registrations 16: Invalidity Proceedings before OHIM 17: Unregistered Community Designs 18: Infringement 19: Defences to Infringement 20: Remedies 21: Jurisdiction 22: Two Case Studies 23: The Design Directive.
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012.