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Design patent — US design patent D48,160 for the original Coca Cola bottle. In the United States, a design patent is a patent granted on the ornamental design of a functional item. Design patents are a type of industrial design right. Ornamental designs of… … Wikipedia
Design by contract — (DbC) or Programming by Contract is an approach to designing computer software. It prescribes that software designers should define formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications for software components, which extend the ordinary… … Wikipedia
Industrial design right — Intellectual property law Primary rights Copyright · authors rights … Wikipedia
Industrial design rights — are intellectual property rights that protect the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and… … Wikipedia
Industrial design rights in the European Union — are provided at both the Community level by virtue of the Community design and at the national level under indvidual national laws. Eligible designs A design is defined as the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the… … Wikipedia
Defective by Design — URL defectivebydesign.org Slogan Say NO to DRM! Launche … Wikipedia
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to restate the law of copyright, with amendments; to make fresh provision as to the rights of performers and others in performances; to confer a design right in original designs; to … Wikipedia
Copyright in architecture — is an important, but little understood subject in the architectural discipline. Copyright is a legal concept that gives the creator of a work the exclusive right to use that work for a limited time. These rights can be an important mechanism… … Wikipedia
Copyright in architecture in the United States — Copyright in architecture is an important, but little understood subject in the architectural discipline. Copyright is a legal concept that gives the creator of a work the exclusive right to use that work for a limited time. These rights can be… … Wikipedia
Apple Inc. litigation — From the 1980s to the present, Apple Inc. has been plaintiff or defendant in civil actions in the United States and other countries. Several of these actions have determined significant case law for the technology industry, while others simply… … Wikipedia
