Base da análise jurídica da propriedade intelectual do design
The basis of the legal analysis of the intellectual property of design
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Design in intellectual property legislation (Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil, USA)
Group of design professionals
Group of experts
Portuguese legal protection model for design creations
Group of experts
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Document analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | Design in intellectual property legislation (Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil, USA) | 5 |
| 3 | Questionnaire | Generative | Qualitative | x | Group of design professionals | 121 |
| 4 | Questionnaire | Generative | Qualitative | x | Group of experts | 10 |
| 5 | Model development | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Portuguese legal protection model for design creations | 1 |
| 6 | Focus group | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | Group of experts | unspecified |
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process) Produced with input
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Develop an updated taxonomy of design-object classes and typologies that is usable both by designers and by intellectual-property systems, so that registration and legal analysis are based on clearer object categories.
Map the boundary between design and marketing in intellectual-property analysis, distinguishing what belongs to project authorship, branding strategy, and market communication.
Study the boundary between design and craft in intellectual-property terms, especially where authorship, seriality, manual transformation, and uniqueness overlap.
Define more precisely the boundaries between design, engineering, and architecture in intellectual-property protection, focusing on how technical, spatial, and formal contributions overlap within one project.
Study the life span of design objects by area of intervention—from conception through use, obsolescence, and “death”—to calibrate more adequate protection durations and management strategies.
Identify the registration errors designers most frequently make across industrial-property mechanisms, explain why they occur, and use the findings to create better filing guidance.
Build interoperable databases that cross-reference copyright records with industrial-property records, and also connect the different industrial-property mechanisms, so designers and examiners can detect overlaps, gaps, and conflicts earlier.
Study how intellectual-property education in higher design education affects designers’ later professional practice, especially their protection choices, contract literacy, and strategic use of IP.
Create advisory supports—guides, clinics, or toolkits—that help designers choose the right protection mechanism, file registrations, and draft work/IP clauses in contracts.
