January 2004
DESIGN LAW Protecting and Exploting Rights Authors: Margaret Briffa and Lee Gage
With globalisation of trade the need for effective design protection to ensure the success of a design company is all the more great. A clear understanding of the laws available to prevent copying enables businesses to protect and extract value for the investment they have made in design.
Design Law is essential reading for legal practitioners, designers and inventors who want to exploit designs to their full commercial potential and guard rights against infringement. The book outlines:
- the different types of design protection, including registered and unregistered design rights, copyright, trade marks, patents and the new Community registered and unregistered design rights.
- factors that need to be considered when selecting the appropriate method of design protection.
- how to set about obtaining and enforcing rights.
- how to protect designs in the United States and
South-East Asia.
The practical nature of the book is enhanced by case studies, photographs, examples of good and bad practice, commentary on the latest law and cases and relevant statutory materials. It also contains a range of sample clauses for a licence as well as draft confidentiality and freelancer agreements.
This publication is available from Marston Book Services priced £59.95.
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