DESIGN REGISTRATION
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ITALY and Germany dominate design innovation in the European Union (EU) textile sector, according to the figures from the EU's Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) - OHIM. They show that in 2003 and 2004, Italy formally registered 2,899 textile designs with the office, gaining them legal protection against plagiarism. German producers had registered 2,711 designs in those years, Spain 1,075, the Netherlands 881 and Britain 826.
ITALY and Germany dominate design innovation in the European Union (EU) textile sector, according to the figures from the EU's Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) - OHIM. They show that in 2003 and 2004, Italy formally registered 2,899 textile designs with the office, gaining them legal protection against plagiarism. German producers had registered 2,711 designs in those years, Spain 1,075, the Netherlands 881 and Britain 826.
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