As a kind of plastic art with practicality and artistry, the
Works of Applied Art have both the characteristics of the literary
and the industrial design. When the Works of Applied Art is
connected with a specific manufacturer and has been used and
promoted for a long time, it is more likely to be with the
characteristics of identifying the source of goods and services,
qualified as the package and decoration of famous commodities or
services, which are protected by intellectual property rights.
There are great disputes over the over lapping protection of the
intellectual property rights of Works of Applied Art, both in the
or etical and practical circles.
Can the Works of Applied Art obtain overlapping protection, and
what extent the protection can be obtained? In this regard, the
author will focus on the overlapping protection of intellectual
property rights of Works of Applied Art from the aspects of the
existing law, the author's right of free disposition,
