Industrial designs as industry Property Rights

Abstract

Introduction: The article delves into industrial designs, taking into account their decisive impulse in industry and commerce, as well as the importance of selecting a special appearance in each object, whether for reproduction, marketing or simple display, always with the idea to make it unique and attractive. Industrial design must direct its results to capturing the interest of customers, on the eve of encouraging commerce and contributing to a free competitive market. Its objective: to analyze industrial designs within the world of innovation, from its general notions to what is regulated in Cuban Decree Law 290 of 2012. The research has been carried out based on the following theoretical methods: historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, abstract-concrete, inductive-deductive. The hermeneutic method was used as a specific theoretical method for legal research. Among the useful empirics for the research, we worked with non-participant or external observation and with content analysis. The main expected results are: to identify the treatment perceived in the Cuban legislative framework regarding industrial designs. The conclusion reached is: its adequate regulation makes it possible to ensure the exclusive rights of its owners and delimit the barriers against third parties, in addition to encouraging the aesthetics of the products and specifying their necessary protection.