DESIGN DIRECTIVE
February 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallSHOE, fashion footwear and accessory designs are to receive uniform legal protection across the European Union in the future because of the agreement by the EU Council of Ministers of a new Regulation on the subject; it accords designers legal protection from the theft of their ideas, short of patent or copyright protection, but significant enough to deter plagiarists. Until now, said the Commission, national design rules have been very inconsistent within the EU, meaning that shoe and accessory manufacturers faced a long and costly process to secure ...
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