Define “unfairness” in Design profession.

* Unfairness in Design profession is having a violation of the rights of others and having

an unjust treatment.

* Unfairness basically is against the rule of ethics. It destroys the artist’s reputation

instantly.

For example : TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT (trademark is a word, name, symbol, or

other device that used to prevent consumer confusion.) A beverage manufacturer could

not adopt the mark “Koka – Kola”, because although this mark is spelled differently

from famous “Coca – Cola” mark, it is still pronounced the same.

Laws on Unfairness.

* Design Law – The main purpose of design law is to protect the design element of

industrial production and to promote innovative activity in the field of industries.

(Confers upon the owner of a protected industrial design, the right to prevent third

parties not having his consent from making, selling or importing articles bearing or

embodying a design which is a copy, or substantially a copy, of the protected design

when such acts are undertaken for commercial purposes.

Overview of Design Law is design was once described as “intelligence made visible” (Le

Corbusier). According the Registered Designs Act 1949 ‘design’ means the appearance

of the whole or part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines,

containers, colours, shape, texture and/or materials of the product itself and/or its

ornamentation. An effective design will inevitably be copied, thus intellectual property

plays an important role in protecting a successful design. A number of intellectual

property rights have in the past been used to protect a design, such as copyright and

patent law.

* Patent Law – Patent law is a specific area of law that encompasses the legal regulation,

jurisprudence, and