Digital Design Protection in Europe: Law, Trends, and Emerging Issues
20 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2016
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Digital Design Protection in Europe: Law, Trends, and Emerging Issues
Digital Design Protection in Europe: Law, Trends, and Emerging Issues
Date Written: June 28, 2016
Abstract
Digital designs – that is, designs for display on electronic screens – have recently burst onto the intellectual property stage. While in the U.S. a smattering of legal studies have recently addressed the question of digital design as a copyright-, trademark- and patent-eligible subject matter, a European perspective is still lacking in the literature. This study provides an overview of basic legal background to the protection of digital designs in Europe, explores firms’ actual digital design protection behaviors, and highlights some important practical and doctrinal issues that warrant further study.
Keywords: digital designs, intellectual property, RCD, interviews, survey
JEL Classification: K11, O31, O34
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