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[Audio] Industrial Design Protection: Eligibility and Legal Frameworks Explore the key criteria, laws, and international treaties governing industrial design protection. Gain insights into the scope, registrability, and enforcement of industrial design rights.

[Audio] Defining Industrial Designs What are Industrial Designs? Scope of Protection Industrial designs refer to the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of a product, including its shape, configuration, pattern, or decoration. Industrial design rights protect the unique visual appearance of a product, not its technical features or functional elements..

[Audio] Criteria for Registrability Novelty Originality Industrial Application The design must be new and original, not identical or similar to any existing designs. The design must exhibit a level of creativity and aesthetic appeal beyond the common or standard. The design must be capable of being mass-produced and applied to an industrial product..

[Audio] Legal Frameworks for Industrial Designs Designs Act Copyright Act Provides for the registration and protection of industrial designs in many countries. Offers additional protection for the artistic and creative aspects of industrial designs. International Treaties The Hague Agreement and other conventions harmonize design protection globally..

[Audio] Key Legal Provisions Designs Act Copyright Act Covers registration, term of protection, exclusive rights, infringement, and enforcement. Protects the artistic aspects of industrial designs as works of applied art..

[Audio] Global Harmonization Hague Agreement Allows for international registration of industrial designs. Paris Convention Provides for national treatment and priority rights in design protection. TRIPS Agreement Sets minimum standards for industrial design protection worldwide..

[Audio] Enforcing Design Rights Civil Remedies Criminal Penalties Injunctions, damages, and account of profits for design infringement. Fines and imprisonment for intentional, large-scale design infringement. Border Measures Customs authorities can seize and detain infringing imported goods..