{"id":5669,"date":"2022-07-20T11:57:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/general-information-on-designs\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:38:53","password":"","slug":"general-information-on-designs","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/general-information-on-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"General information on designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"test-id__field-value slds-form-element__static slds-grow is-read-only\" data-aura-rendered-by=\"20:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">The appearance of a product is of strategic importance in business. It helps to distinguish products from different competing companies and to attract customers. The appearance of the product contributes to the success of a business. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"test-id__field-value slds-form-element__static slds-grow is-read-only\" data-aura-rendered-by=\"20:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">Determining the shape and aesthetics of a product often requires a lot of research and investment. Protecting these efforts with design law becomes a critical business issue, especially in creative industries such as fashion or the automotive industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Article L511-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code (CPI): <i>&#8220;the <b>appearance of a product, or part of a product<\/b>, characterised by its lines, contours, colours, shape, texture or materials, may be protected as a design or model. These characteristics may be those of the <b>product itself or its ornamentation<\/b>. &#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">The article specifies that a product can be: <i>&#8220;<b>any industrial or craft object<\/b>, including <b>parts<\/b> designed to be assembled into a complex product, <b>packaging<\/b>, <b>displays<\/b>, <b>graphic symbols<\/b> and <b>typography<\/b>, except computer programs.&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">A distinction is therefore made between the materialisation of <b>2D<\/b> creation, drawings, and the materialisation of <b>3D<\/b> creations, and models. However, the registration of a drawing covers its three-dimensional reproduction and vice versa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">This definition implies that the object of protection is the aesthetic or decorative aspect of the product and that its appearance should not be dictated by its technical function. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">This right covers a variety of industrial or craft objects, such as luxury goods, household appliances, textile designs, a graphical user interface or even a simple bottle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"test-id__field-value slds-form-element__static slds-grow is-read-only\" data-aura-rendered-by=\"20:174;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:174;a\">See our articles on designs:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/protection-of-designs-copyright-law-or-specific-design-law\/\">Protection of designs: copyright or specific design law?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/requirements-for-protection\/\">Conditions of protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/registration-of-designs\/\">Registration of designs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/complementarity-with-other-rights\/\">Complementarity with other rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/the-life-of-the-design-after-registration\/\">The life of the design after registration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we present the generalities and definitions of designs and models within the meaning of the law and the regulations in 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