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Abstract

The general purpose of the study is to analyse whether the existing EU legal framework for design protection contributes to the Innovation Union strategy which aims to create an innovation-friendly environment that makes it easier for ideas to be turned into products that will bring growth of the EU economy and jobs. It assesses the substantive and procedural rules concerning the Community Design Right and also national design rights, and provides a coherent assessment of the current two-layered system of design protection in the EU.

Publication Type:	Report
Additional Information:	© European Union, 2016. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
Publisher Keywords:	copyright, designs and models, EU trade mark, industrial counterfeiting, industrial policy, innovation, patent, patent law, product design
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JX International law K Law > K Law (General)
Departments:	The City Law School The City Law School > Academic Programmes
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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