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Kur, Annette; Levin, Marianne; Schovsbo, Jens --- "The EU Design Approach – a global appraisal" [2018] ELECD 1024; in Kur, Annette; Levin, Marianne; Schovsbo, Jens (eds), "The EU Design Approach" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 251

Book Title: The EU Design Approach

Editor(s): Kur, Annette; Levin, Marianne; Schovsbo, Jens

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785364136

Section: Chapter 11

Section Title: The EU Design Approach – a global appraisal

Author(s): Kur, Annette; Levin, Marianne; Schovsbo, Jens

Number of pages: 22

Abstract/Description:

This chapter brings together the findings of the previous chapters and use these for some finale perspectives. It is concluded that, even though hard evidence of the economic efficacy does not exist, the design system should be considered as an overall success: the envisaged model is in place and running and seems to have been well received by the users. Some problems have arisen that were not anticipated or dealt with at the time of drafting – most notably the overlap with copyright and unfair market law – but the development in case law from the CJEU – notably Nintendo and DOCERAM – indicate promising pathways for courts to manage the negative effects of overlaps. Similarly for the effects of the scope of protection where the catalogue of limitations is overly limited the CJEU with inspiration from trade mark law points in useful directions. Adjustments of the system are thus called for but basically the system seems to be efficient and to deliver what it was designed to do.


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