An International Perspective on Design Protection of Visible Spare Parts
- Switzerland: Springer, 2017.
- xv, 132p.
978-3-319-54059-7
1. Introduction 2. Business Aspects of the Spare Parts Industry 2.1 Factors affecting the Existence of a Spare Parts Market 2.2 Spare Parts Markets-Industries Other than Automative 2.3 Spare parts in the Automotive Industry 3. Design Protection Relating to Component Parts of Complex Products(Spare parts) in the EU and the U.S 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 Protection requirements and scope of Protection 3.3 Protection of Component Parts 3.4 Visibility of Component Parts 4. Legislative efforts Relating to design Law in the context of Spare Parts 4.1 Argument in Support and Against Adoption of a repair Clause 4.2 The Repair Clause in the European Union 5. Jurisprudence Relating to Design Law in the Context of Spare Parts 5.1 Introduction 5.2 EU Jurisprudence 5.3 U.S. Jurisprudence 6. Considerations Towards a Compromise 7. Future Outlook: The Spare Parts Debate in the Era of 3D Printing