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Greeted With A Shrug: The Impact Of The Community Design System On United States Law, Stacey Dogan
Greeted With A Shrug: The Impact Of The Community Design System On United States Law, Stacey Dogan
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In an era of increased harmonization of intellectual property laws worldwide, the United States’ treatment of product design looks like an anomaly. Since the European Community Design System went into effect in 2002, advocates in the US have urged Congress to follow suit and adopt sui generis design protection, particularly for fashion. The US Congress, however, has resisted the call and left design protection to the existing standards of trademark, copyright and design patent law.
This Chapter explores some of the reasons that the Community Design System has had so little purchase in US debates over design. The rejection of …