United し PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 1179 PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS OF USEFUL ARTICLES JUNE 23, 1988 89-733 Serial No. 108 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office 5857 19881 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JACK BROOKS, Texas BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts HARLEY O. STAGGERS, JR., West Virginia BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California M. ELAINE MIELKE, General Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 25-Oct-8ey The Honorable Robert H. Michel, Republican Leader, U.S. House of Repre- Prepared statement Bruce A. Lehman, Esq., Swidler & Berlin, Washington, DC.; Counsel, Industri- Prepared statement with attachments.... Accompanied by Kenneth D. Enborg, Chief Trademark and Copyright Counsel, General Motors Legal Staff, on behalf of the Motor Vehicle 73 Prepared statement... 89 William T. Fryer III, Professor, School of Law, University of Baltimore 110 Prepared statement with attachments.... 115 Supplemental statement...... 143 Ralph S. Brown, Professor, School of Law, Yale University 110 Prepared statement 153 177 179 August P. Alegi, Esq., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, GEICO, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Fryer, W.T., III, "Industrial Design Protection in the United States of Amer- Letter from Dick Warden, Legislative Director, UAW, to the Honorable Rockwell, Keith, M., “Intellectual Property Rights Pushed," Journal of Com- Statement of Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Library Statement of James F. Fitzpatrick, Esq., Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC.; 195 Statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, June 22, 1988.. 223 Press Release from the National Marine Manufacturers Association, Wash- 225 Press Release from Caterpillar, Peoria, IL, June 22, 1988.. 227 |