Description

Trade Dress and Design Law 2nd Edition Graeme B. Dinwoodie ISBN 9781543806779

This student-friendly text provides an integrated approach to the various forms of intellectual property protection available for trade dress and designs. It offers concise yet thorough coverage of protection under trademark and unfair competition law, design patents, copyright, and sui generis regimes. Ideal for use as a primary text in an advanced course on trade dress and design or as a supplemental resource in broader intellectual property courses, the book also includes a substantial chapter on European design laws.

New to the 2nd Edition:

• Fully updated chapters on design patent law, reflecting major recent developments

• Trade dress chapters revised to address doctrinal refinements and key Supreme Court decisions, including Wal-Mart and Traffix

• Updated analysis of copyright protection for designs of useful articles following the Supreme Court’s Star Athletica decision

• Expanded coverage of European design protection

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Comparative analysis of trade dress and design protection across multiple IP regimes

• Detailed examination of trade dress and design rights under trademark and unfair competition law

• Comprehensive treatment of design patent law, a topic often underrepresented in student IP texts

• Clear discussion of copyright protection for pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, architectural works, and other visual art forms

• Coverage of sui generis design protection systems

This text equips students with a practical and conceptual understanding of how different IP laws intersect to protect trade dress and design innovations.

Trade Dress and Design Law 2nd Edition Graeme B. Dinwoodie ISBN 9781543806779, 978-1543806779 & 9798886140033

Authors
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
Mark D. Janis
Jason Du Mont