Design objects, if they are connected to a particular page, they now also a criminal protection , thanks to the Criminal Appeal (Case 6254). Judges ruled that "objects of design, distinguished for connectability to the artistic sensibility of the author, which determines the originality and the recognition by consumers" are also protected and therefore makes a criminal offense who sells products that will undermine consumer confidence, for their resemblance to the original . Warning: protected property interest is not the consumer - which could also actually not fall into the deception - but the economic order. So the offense is not one of those crimes against counterfeiting but in industry and commerce. The distinction frankly escapes me, since I am not a criminal nor a lawyer but what matters in this sentence is its innovative scope: from now on is big risk in case of sale of products (with false signs) classified as design objects, if they are expected to impair public confidence of consumers.
That dovrebbe proteggere ulteriormente i veri creativi e scoraggiare i furbetti.
E di questo le aziende italiane – note in tutto il mondo per la loro fantasia - hanno certamente un grande bisogno…..
Roberto Mazzanti – Rag. Commercialista
Econ-Test
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