Designschutz in der Schiffbauindustrie: [Urheber- und geschmacksmusterrechtlicher Schutz von Schiffsbauten]

This report presents and analyses the legal instruments established for the protection of intellectual property in the shipbuilding industry which could be applied to ship design - the aesthetic side of shipbuilding. To what extent the vessel as a whole or its individual parts can be tangibly protected by copyrights and/or design patents is taken into consideration. Safeguards by means of contractual clauses are of significant importance as well (confidentiality agreements, contractual safe...