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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.61 [en] (Win95; I) [Netscape]"> <title>FRYER INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER No. 6 ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION</title> </head> <body> FRYER* Institute Newsletter No. 6, June 5, 2003 <p>INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION UPDATE <p>Prepared by William T. Fryer, III <br> <p>Introduction. This newsletter reports on several major developments related to industrial design protection, including the <br>status of U. S. ratification of the Geneva Act (new design treaty), the EU commencement of the unregistered protection part of <br>their Community Design Regulation system. In addition there is a global review of trademark-product configuration protection, <br>and a research report on how to locate statistics on design patents and registration in the U. S. and other countries. <p>============================================================================================================== <p><b>Table of Contents and Summary</b><a href="DPCLIST.htm"></a> <p><a href="DPCLIST.htm">I. New feature of this web site: Database on recent U. S. design patent cases - updated periodically - Instructions on how to find the cases on the Internet</a> <p><a href="GAUPD.htm">II. Report on Global Implementation of the New Design Protection Treaty -- The Geneva Act -- Implentation will occur soon without the U. S. membership</a> <p><a href="EUCDIA.htm">III. Introduction to the European Union Community Design Resources and Analysis -- Quick access to several important resources</a><a href="EUCDIA.htm"></a> <p><a href="VHtes303.htm">IV. Report on Professor Fryer's testimony in response to Copyright Office and Patent and Trademark Office request for comments on the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, March, 18, 2003 -- Boat manufacturers support, in principle, continuation of this law, but changes are needed to make ithe registration document more effective and less burdensome on the design owners.</a> <p><a href="cvptr4.htm">V. Professor Fryer's Curriculum Vitae has been updated.</a> <br> <p>============================================================================================================== <br> <p>Comments on topics mentioned in this newsletter are welcomed. All comments should e sent to the editor at the <br>following address: [email protected] <br> <p><a href="index.html">HOME</a> <p>* FRYER is a trademark for paper publications created printing out from the Internet or from a downloaded copy of the web <br>file, and it is a U. S. federally registered service mark for electronic services and IP conferences and programs. <p>© COPYRIGHT 2003, W. T. Fryer, III, All rights Reserved. See CONDITIONS on use of web site for exceptions. <p><a href="ws2tc1.htm">Conditions of Use</a> <p>This page was last updated on June 5, 2003. <p>End of Document <br> </body> </html>