Number: RL34559
Title: Intellectual Property in Industrial Designs: Issues in Innovation and Competition
Authors: John R. Thomas, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report identifies several current issues relating to intellectual property in industrial designs. It begins by describing the different sorts of intellectual property protection that apply to industrial designs. The report then identifies current issues at the interface between intellectual property and industrial designs. The report closes by reviewing the impact that sui generis rights regimes may have upon innovation and competition in the United States.
Pages: 22
Date: Updated July 1, 2008