EU Intellectual Property Law

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-904501-52-7
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 832 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 1541 g

* Gives expert analysis of the impact of the EC treaty provisions on all the major substantive areas of intellectual property law
* Discusses the harmonisation of intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks and industrial design
* Includes practical coverage of the enforcement of intellectual property rights
* Considers the impact of the establishment of a Unitary Right on border protection and geographical indications

European Union law affects the law of intellectual property in two main ways. The first is under EC Treaty provisions on non-discrimination, free movement of goods (in relation to parallel imports) and principles of competition law (in relation to licensing of IPRs or refusal to grant such licenses). A significant part of this book deals with those aspects of Community law that are common to most intellectual property rights across the EC, including the effect of the EC treaty on national intellectual property rights, limited harmonisation of those rights in some areas, and how EU law impacts on enforcement.

The second way in which EU law effects intellectual property is in those areas where the substantive national intellectual property laws of the member states have been harmonised, or supplemented, by the establishment of Community-wide unitary intellectual property protection.

The rest of the book looks in detail at the effect of Community law and of harmonisation on specific intellectual property rights, including copyright and related rights, trade marks, geographical indications, designs, database rights, patents and plant variety rights .

Zielgruppe

This book has a wide readership and will appeal to solicitors and barristers specialising in intellectual property law, trademark attorneys, patent attorneys, academics in the field, judges and reference libraries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Trevor

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäischer Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien-, IT- und Urheberrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction
2: The Effect of the EC Treaty on National Intellectual Property Rights
3: Copyright and Related Rights - Harmonisation
4: Trade Marks - Harmonisation of National Rights and Establishment of Unitary Community Right
5: Geographical Indications - Establishment of Community Regime
6: Industrial Designs - Harmonisation and the Establishment of the Community Design
7: Patents, Utility Models and Plant Variety Rights - Partial Harmonisation of Patent Laws and Establishment of Community Regime for Plant Variety Rights
8: Semi-conductor Chip Topographies - Harmonisation
9: Unfair Competition, Including Under TRIPs, The Protection of Undisclosed information - Partial Harmonisation and Partial Establishment of a Community Regime
10: Measures Having Horizontal Effect On Intellectual Property, Including Those Concerning The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
11: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Appendix - Texts of Main Regulations and Directives
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Trevor Cook, Partner, Bird & Bird, London