IP Insights – Is there a room for copyright in packaging protection?

In today’s IP Insights, we wonder, whether there is room for copyright in packaging protection. In one of the previous issues, we described the IP protection of packaging based on trademark and industrial design law. How does copyright relate to that? 

From the latest IP Insights by Piotr Grzybowski and Anna Wszołek, Ph.D. you’ll learn:

• When and under what conditions can packaging be considered a work protected by copyright law?
• Which elements of packaging can be protected?
• Does distinctiveness and originality have the same meaning?
• What about using pieces of artwork in packaging design?

We invite you to read more!