 | American Society of Composers - Law - 1997 - 561 pages
...departure for the useful article provisions of the 1976 Act, had stated that "[i]f the sole intrinsic function of an article is its utility, the fact that...attractively shaped will not qualify it as a work of art."132 The 1976 Act, however, defined "useful article" as "an article having an intrinsic utilitarian... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Design protection - 1961 - 220 pages
...the Copyright Office on this point because it does rather clearly bring it out. If the sole intrinsic function of an article is its utility, the fact that the article is unique and attractively shaj*d will not qualify it as a work of art. That is on page 7 of the memorandum. It is number C. However,... | |
 | Ieee - Science - 1998 - 215 pages
...that if the sole intrinsic function of an article is its utility, the fact that it may be uniquely and attractively shaped will not qualify it as a work of art. If, however, the utilitarian article incorporates features — such as artistic sculpture, carvings,... | |
 | Lawrence D. Graham - Law - 1999 - 251 pages
...for utilitarian works. If the sole intrinsic function of an article is its utility, the fact that an article is unique and attractively shaped will not qualify it as a work of art. But if the utilitarian article incorporates features that can be identified separately and are capable... | |
 | Administrative law - 1976
...patent application will not be registered after the patent has been issued. (c) If the sole intrinsic function of an article is its utility, the fact that...if the shape of a utilitarian article incorporates feattires, such as artistic sculpture, carving, or pictorial representation, which can be identified... | |
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