Who is the designer?
The designer in relation to a design means the person who creates it. In the case of a computer-generated design, the designer is the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the design are undertaken. Who is the first owner of the design right? The designer is the first owner of any design right in a design which is not created in pursuance of a commission or in the course of employment. What is the life span of a design right? Design right expires fifteen years from the end of the calendar year in which the design was first recorded in a design document or an article was first made to the design, whichever first occurred. However, if articles made to the design are made available for sale or hire anywhere in the world within the first five years of the designs creation, the design right expires ten years from the end of that year. What rights does the design right accord to its owner? The owner of design right in a design has the exclusive right to reproduce the
All of the pieces of Old World Creations are designed by Mimi, who has been known, since 1980, in the wholesale giftware industry for her extensive line of hand painted metal dcor, hand cut from recycled steel 55 gallon drums. More recently, she introduced a very successful line of ornate stained glass accessories, featuring exquisite jewelry boxes and a beautiful line of stained glass sun-catchers. All of these lines have been sold in fine gift stores throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Europe.
