Industrial design protection has traditionally been available to protect the aesthetic
appearance of physical products–from light fixtures to sporting goods to packaging for …

Software companies continue to fiercely contend for their share of the marketplace, and
securing rights over software graphics has become increasingly significant in that battle. Yet …

First briefly explains exactly what a graphical user interface is. Then explores the current GUI
protection offered in the US, the EU and China. Finally, as a case study, the article analyses …

This article sets forth why sui generis legislation geared towards graphical user interfaces
(GUls), based on both US and international law, is best for framing GUI protection in the US …

Modern designers of graphical user interfaces, or GUIs, have obtained design patent
protection for creative computer software displays, a realm previously limited to copyright …

Computer law practitioners are searching for new intellectual property theories to protect
computer software graphic user interfaces (GUIs). This search comes after courts have been …

During the past three decades, the workload on desktop computers underwent fundamental
changes that have driven the evolution of graphical user-interface (GUI) architectures. For …

If you have had business facilities or activities in the European Union2 after March 6, 2002,
you may have experienced already the benefits of the new EU Community Design …

This chapter traces the development of design protection law, which cuts across a wide
range of industries and the intellectual property landscapes in the United States and Europe …

Protecting rights in user interface designs Page 1 PROTECTING RIGHTS IN USER
INTERFACE DESIGN S BEN SHNEIDERMA N Sacrificing individual rights in the hopes of …