Design Law: European Union and United States of America

- Shows how designs can be protected using the entire intellectual property system - Covers the protection of artistic, industrial and functional designs - Deals with protection under copyright, design, competition and utility model laws - Examines protection under EC legislation - Discusses the European Design Regulation, European Design Directive, European Trade Mark Regulation and EU copyright directives - Reviews OHIM case law in depth - Gives guidance on using competition law as a shield against infringement actions - Goes through free movement and market integration in the EU to understand the trade conditions that allow parallel importation - Considers anti-competitive agreements showing how and why these might exist and how to go about challenging them - Shows how parallel importation relates to royalty collecting societies and trade associations, automobile and film distribution - Discusses consent and the burden of proof after Davidoff and explains developments relating to how consent is given for extra-EU imports into the market