Christopher Carani, '99: Authored a Book on the Topic of Design Rights

Carani on Design Rights: International Functionality and Scope

October 5, 2017 Patently-O

“Christopher Carani (Class of ’99) recently authored a book on the topic of design rights, which regards intellectual property protection for the aesthetic appearance of products. The book, titled “Design Rights: Functionality and Scope of Protection,” was published by Wolters Kluwer. It provides not only the foundational requirements for securing and protecting design rights in 27 key jurisdictions worldwide, but also a detailed country-by-country analysis of the contentious and critical issue of functionality (i.e., to what extent can the appearance of useful products, such as consumer electronics, automobile part or industrial machinery, be protected by design rights?) A copy of the book can be ordered here.”