PROTECTION OF FASHION DESIGN: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE (CODE DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE) AND UNITED STATES CODE TITLE 35 – PATENTS ACT

Abstract

_______ Abstract The purpose of this research is to study legal protection for fashion design in Thailand and a compara tive Case Study between Intellectual Property Code (Code de la propriété intellectuelle) and the United States Code Title 35 – Patents Act. It is to say that fashion design is considered an industrial design that has been protected as a product design under the patent law and at the fashion design are protectable. Under the patent law, designers can apply for a design that qualifies as a new, unique and ornamental design and shall be eligible for protection under copyright law. ________________________________________________________________________________