TY - JOUR
T1 - The registration as designs of computer icons, graphical user interfaces and webpages
AU - Bainbridge, David
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Changes to national registered design laws in Europe and the introduction of the Community design have brought inexpensive means of obtaining monopoly protection for images produced by computer software such as computer icons, screen displays and webpage designs. Graphical user interfaces ('GUIs') are also potentially protectable, even down to little symbols displayed on mobile phones, indeed any image displayed on equipment with a visual display. Of course, not every such image can be registered as a design and there are a number of requirements for registration, such as novelty and individual character but any new and striking design for icons, etc. should be relatively easy to register. This article explores the issues involved.
AB - Changes to national registered design laws in Europe and the introduction of the Community design have brought inexpensive means of obtaining monopoly protection for images produced by computer software such as computer icons, screen displays and webpage designs. Graphical user interfaces ('GUIs') are also potentially protectable, even down to little symbols displayed on mobile phones, indeed any image displayed on equipment with a visual display. Of course, not every such image can be registered as a design and there are a number of requirements for registration, such as novelty and individual character but any new and striking design for icons, etc. should be relatively easy to register. This article explores the issues involved.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33646783602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clsr.2006.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.clsr.2006.03.010
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 218
EP - 221
JO - Computer Law and Security Review
JF - Computer Law and Security Review
IS - 3
ER -