| Abstract [eng] |
Due to the specific nature of the design it is possible to protect it by various protection regimes. Firstly, design can be registered in accordance with Lithuanian design law. Secondly, it is possible to register the design under Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs which will have a unitary character. In addition, the Regulation provides protection for unregistered designs without any formalities. Third, the design as a work of applied art shall be protected under copyright law. Fourth, it is possible to protect the design under the trademark laws, patent laws and utility model laws. Finally, industrial design is protected against unfair competition. Master's thesis examines a different design protection systems and a relationship between them, analyses protection overlap. Master's thesis focuses on the conditions of the design protection - the novelty and individuality, analyses constituent elements of these concepts, such as "informed user", "overall impression", "immaterial details", "made available to the public". Master's thesis also examines whether the current design protection is not redundant and unreasonable. |
