Research On Non-patent Ways To Protect Exterior Design

Exterior design refers to the artistic or decorative of the exterior of the product,includes a combination of shape,style,color,line and text.Both practical and sublime appearance of products increasingly sought after by consumers,the importance of exterior design is self-evident,At the same time,there are more and more infringements.For the protection of exterior designs,the traditional method is to apply for a design patent,protected by patent litigation.But with the advancement of science and the acceleration of product update iterations,traditional patent protection methods are increasingly not favored by people because of their harsh protection conditions,limited protection time,single object protection,cumbersome application procedures and high mainte nance costs.So,in practice,there are two ways to design non-patent protection,It is classified to be protected by copyright law identified as works of applied art or identified as a certain impact of commodity fall under unfair competition law protection.This paper analyzes the past and present life of these two approaches,combines specific cases,discusses the specific applicable conditions and applicable standards in practice to help solve the copyright law and the anti-unfair competition law in the actual trial activities.