1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Why should designs be protected? -- 4. Fundamental characteristics of design protection -- 5. Design protection and competition policy -- 6. How should 'design' be defined? -- 7. Relevance of function in design -- 8. Novelty and originality -- 9. Ownership -- 10. Overlap between design law and copyright -- 11. Scope of designs protection -- 12. Remedies -- 13. Jurisdiction and procedure in designs litigation -- 14. The registration process
Summary
On 18 August 1992 the Attorney-General referred the Designs Act to the Commission for inquiry and report. The terms of reference required the Commission to have regard to the need: to ensure that industrial designs are adequately and appropriately protected; to modernise and simplify the Designs Act and remove difficulties that have arisen in its operation; and to ensure that persons whose rights under the Act have been infringed have access to a quick, cheap and effective remedy. This paper briefly outlines the current legislation protecting designs and raises issues that need to be examined before tentative proposals for reform can be formulated
Notes
"April 1993."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
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