A discussion and guidance of twenty-seven key jurisdictions worldwide on legal issues regarding design rights in relation to other areas of intellectual property. Gullikssons Joakim Adamsson, lawyer, and Mattias Malmstedt, partner, has contributed with their indepth knowledge about Swedish legislation and practice in the book “Design Rights – Functionality and Scope of Protection”.
The book addresses the issue of functionality in the context of design rights and provides a foundation of the law regarding the protection and enforcement of design rights.
“The strength of this publication is that each chapter includes case law examples and hypothetical fact patterns. Combined with graphic images of designs the topics are easy to absorb,” says Joakim Adamsson, specialised in intellectual property law, litigation and dispute resolution.
The authors of the country chapters have been carefully selected by Wolters Kluwer based on extensive experience and in-depth knowledge about design protection in their respective jurisdictions. This detailed country-by-country analysis provides a guidance on the legal issues and practical implications of functionality in twenty-seven key jurisdictions worldwide.
“Our chapter particularly highlights two cases from Swedish courts in which the non-functionality requirement in Swedish design law was assessed. The chapter also includes an overview of statutory requirements and means for claiming design rights in Sweden.”, says Joakim Adamsson who together with Mattias Malmstedt has contributed with detailed analysis on legal issues and practical implications from a Swedish perspective.
The book is published within the framework of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), a non-affiliated, non-profit organization dedicated to improving and promoting the protection of intellectual property at both national and international levels.
The book can be ordered at Wolters Kluwer with a 20% discount valid until 30th October 2017 or at Amazon.
The Gulliksson law firm has extensive experience in the field of design law and provides legal advice concerning design applications, strategies and disputes, as well as licensing.
