Should GUIs generally be capable of protection as trademarks? If not, should at least some types or aspects of GUIs be protectable as trademarks? If so, which? Please explain your reasons. Under what conditions, and to what extent, should GUIs be protectable as trademarks? For example: should screen movements or transitions in a GUI be protectable as trademarks? should a GUI be required to acquire secondary meaning through use, in order to be protected as a trademark? Please explain your reasons. Other forms of protection Should there by other forms of protection for GUIs? If so, what forms of protection should there be? Please explain your reasons. Should be a sui generis right for protection of GUIs? If so, what aspects of GUIs should be protected by such a right, to what extent, and under what conditions? Should there be any exceptions or limitations to a sui generis right in order to ensure an innovative and competitive market? If so, what exceptions and limitations should there be and why? Please comment on any additional issues concerning protection of GUIs that your Group considers relevant to this Study Question.
Should GUIs generally be capable of protection as trademarks? If not, should at least some types or aspects of GUIs be protectable as trademarks? If so, which? Please explain your reasons. Under what conditions, and to what extent, should GUIs be protectable as trademarks? For example: should screen movements or transitions in a GUI be protectable as trademarks? should a GUI be required to acquire secondary meaning through use, in order to be protected as a trademark? Please explain your reasons. Other forms of protection Should there by other forms of protection for GUIs? If so, what forms of protection should there be? Please explain your reasons. Should be a sui generis right for protection of GUIs? If so, what aspects of GUIs should be protected by such a right, to what extent, and under what conditions? Should there be any exceptions or limitations to a sui generis right in order to ensure an innovative and competitive market? If so, what exceptions and limitations should there be and why? Please comment on any additional issues concerning protection of GUIs that your Group considers relevant to this Study Question.
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