Summary Intellectual Property Rights
Table of contents
Lecture 1: Introductonn Economic relevancen and Internatonal structuren Treates.............3
Paragraph 1.1: Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 5
Paragraph 1.3: The What, How and Why of International Property Law..................................................5
Paragraph 2.1-2.7: The Foundations of European Union Intellectual Property Law............................5
Literature reader: 1-20: Analysis of the TRIPS Agreement..............................................................................6
Lecture 2: Trademark Law...................................................................................................9
Paragraph 14.1-14.9: Registration and Use of the Trade Mark...................................................................15
Paragraph 15.1-15.8: …................................................................................................................................................ 15
Paragraph 16.1-16.8: …................................................................................................................................................ 23
Lecture 3: Copyrightn and tme allowing: Enforcement issues............................................25
Paragraph 10.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 28
Paragraph 10.2: Copyright and related Rights: an overview........................................................................28
Paragraph 10.3: the European Copyright and Related Rights Systems....................................................30
Paragraph 11.1:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 11.2:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 11.3:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 12.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 34
Paragraph 12.2: The Reproduction right.............................................................................................................. 35
Case law lecture 3:......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Seminar 1: Trademark.......................................................................................................41
Lecture 4: Patent Law (Douwe Groenevelt).......................................................................44
Lecture 5: Protecton of designs (design lawn copyrightn trademarksn passing of)..............48
Paragraph 17.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 52
Paragraph 17.2: Diversity at National Level........................................................................................................ 52
Paragraph 17.3: International Treaties and the Link with IP.......................................................................52
Paragraph 17.4: EU Unfair Competition Law...................................................................................................... 52
Paragraph 19.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 53
Paragraph 19.2: Requirements for the Grant of a Registered Design.......................................................53
Paragraph 19.3: Grounds for Refusal of Registration...................................................................................... 54
Paragraph 19.4: Rights of the Owner and Infringement................................................................................. 55
Paragraph 19.5: Ownership of and Entitlement to a Registered Design..................................................55
Paragraph 19.6: Invalidity.......................................................................................................................................... 55
Paragraph 19.7: Duration of the registered Design right...............................................................................55
Paragraph 19.9: Community Design....................................................................................................................... 55
Lecture 6: Neighbouring rightsn database protecton.........................................................56
Paragraph 11.4: Subject Matter Protectable by related rights.....................................................................59
Paragraph 11.5: The requirement for a Sufficient Territorial Connection..............................................60
Paragraph 11.6: The requirement for satisfaction of Applicable Formalities.......................................60
Paragraph 11.7: Ownership....................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 11.8:............................................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 21.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 21.2: A database....................................................................................................................................... 62
Paragraph 21.3: Copyright Protection for a Database..................................................................................... 62
Paragraph 21.4: The Database Right...................................................................................................................... 62
,Lecture 7: EPO – dr. mr. ir. M.W.D. van der Burg .............................................................64
Seminar 2: community Design...........................................................................................65
Lecture 8: Online liabilityn enforcements issues & old exams.............................................66
Paragraph 23.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 67
Paragraph 23.2: Starting Points: National Laws and International Agreements..................................67
Paragraph 23.3: The Draft Directive....................................................................................................................... 67
Paragraph 25.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 68
Paragraph 25.2: Intellectual Property and Private International Law: Jurisdiction...........................68
Paragraph 25.3: Intellectual Property and Private International Law: Choice of Law.......................68
Paragraph 26.2: Civil Remedies................................................................................................................................ 69
Paragraph 26.3: Criminal Remedies....................................................................................................................... 70
Paragraph 26.4: Administrative Procedures....................................................................................................... 71
,Lecture 1: Introduction, Economic relevance, and International
structure, Treaties
Trademarks (for tri-dimansional) have certain exclusions. The color red adds substantial value to the
shoe. Should it be excluded from trademark protection?
- Absolute exclusions
Color does add value but this is because the renown of the trademark. (adcovate-general)
Other absolute exclustion, wether color has a technical function. red sole because it attract men?
Debateable.
Adidas is competing with other shoe sellers with shoes with two stripes. Adidas won the case, even
though there are 2 stripes and they go to the other side.
Nature of IP rights
Why IP?
Are more clothing brands necessary? Not really, why do we have IP? (1) also guarantee certain
quality, misleading consumers, consumer protection (2) promoting innovation (3) In addition, it also
represents a certain image(goodwill). it is an investment of the company.
Also a right to stop someone else.
Monopolies needs justification. Boundries. There is competition law, you can’t abuse your
monopoly. Art. 17(1)(2) EU Charter.
Industrial/ IPR (economical/moral backgrounds)
Boundries in:
- competition law
- in free speech (appeals court the hague) and other fundamental rights(anne frank)
- Legal certainty for third parties.
Rights should be well defined:
- Copyright US reason: to promote artists. (your own notes are copyright protected)
- Trademark law
- Patent law very specific.
Iphone
- Software is copyright protected,
- the design is trademark protected
- graphical user interfaces, e.g. icons(=protected by trademark, copyright, design) one
element can be protected by different rights.
- Patent how machine itself operates. (the product or the process can be patented)
- Trade name of Apple Inc.
- Trademark of the logo
- Trade secrets (not really IP rights), existence relies on the fact that some measures have to be
taken to keep it secret.
- Databases, protection (unique in EU and world) new IP right.
- Copyright in the music
- Producers rights own copyrights? This is debated. Are they entitled to neighbouring rights.
o Phonogram producers.
- FRAND’s (=Fair Resonable And Non-Discriminatory) technical products such as phones
only work because of technical standards. Standard essential.
, SEE SLIDES
WIPO = World Intellectual Property Organization
- Why complicated to protect? north of the world, more innovative and has interest in
protecting IP rights. However, on the South of the world, less interest in these protections,
since they make use of a lack of IP protection.
WTO GATT, in order to have a playing field.
IP rights are of increasing SEE SLIDES
Legislative tools:
- SEE SLIDES
First there were bilateral treaties.
IP treaty concepts
Some basic concepts of treaties, directives and regulations
- Minimum protection (1(1)TRIPS)
- National treatment/assimilation principle – grant rights as if it were own nationals (art. 3
TRIPS)
- Most dfavored nation clause – any benefit to other countries’ nationals also to nationals of
treaty countries. (art. 4 TRIPS)
- Rights can always be invoked by nationals of other countries
o When domiciled in treaty country (art. 3 PC)
o Even when going beyond rights granted to nationals (art. 1(3)TRIPS)
- Telle quelle – accepted as such (TM, art. 6qqPC)
- Priority – for registered rights (12/6) months (art. 4 PC)
- Direct applicability/transformation (national monistic/dualistic system) TRIPS Netherlands
has a dualistic system.
European tools:
- directives to harmonize (why?)
o excludes procedural matters
o specific enforcement directive
- Regulations to create community rights
o Unity of community rights
o Cross border measures
o International conflicts woth prior rights
o Accession countries (acquis communautaire)?
Problem: both exclude IP rights as assets. Example EU trademark (from 15 to 28 Member states)
how should we deal with this right?
Table of contents
Lecture 1: Introductonn Economic relevancen and Internatonal structuren Treates.............3
Paragraph 1.1: Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 5
Paragraph 1.3: The What, How and Why of International Property Law..................................................5
Paragraph 2.1-2.7: The Foundations of European Union Intellectual Property Law............................5
Literature reader: 1-20: Analysis of the TRIPS Agreement..............................................................................6
Lecture 2: Trademark Law...................................................................................................9
Paragraph 14.1-14.9: Registration and Use of the Trade Mark...................................................................15
Paragraph 15.1-15.8: …................................................................................................................................................ 15
Paragraph 16.1-16.8: …................................................................................................................................................ 23
Lecture 3: Copyrightn and tme allowing: Enforcement issues............................................25
Paragraph 10.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 28
Paragraph 10.2: Copyright and related Rights: an overview........................................................................28
Paragraph 10.3: the European Copyright and Related Rights Systems....................................................30
Paragraph 11.1:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 11.2:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 11.3:............................................................................................................................................................... 32
Paragraph 12.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 34
Paragraph 12.2: The Reproduction right.............................................................................................................. 35
Case law lecture 3:......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Seminar 1: Trademark.......................................................................................................41
Lecture 4: Patent Law (Douwe Groenevelt).......................................................................44
Lecture 5: Protecton of designs (design lawn copyrightn trademarksn passing of)..............48
Paragraph 17.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 52
Paragraph 17.2: Diversity at National Level........................................................................................................ 52
Paragraph 17.3: International Treaties and the Link with IP.......................................................................52
Paragraph 17.4: EU Unfair Competition Law...................................................................................................... 52
Paragraph 19.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 53
Paragraph 19.2: Requirements for the Grant of a Registered Design.......................................................53
Paragraph 19.3: Grounds for Refusal of Registration...................................................................................... 54
Paragraph 19.4: Rights of the Owner and Infringement................................................................................. 55
Paragraph 19.5: Ownership of and Entitlement to a Registered Design..................................................55
Paragraph 19.6: Invalidity.......................................................................................................................................... 55
Paragraph 19.7: Duration of the registered Design right...............................................................................55
Paragraph 19.9: Community Design....................................................................................................................... 55
Lecture 6: Neighbouring rightsn database protecton.........................................................56
Paragraph 11.4: Subject Matter Protectable by related rights.....................................................................59
Paragraph 11.5: The requirement for a Sufficient Territorial Connection..............................................60
Paragraph 11.6: The requirement for satisfaction of Applicable Formalities.......................................60
Paragraph 11.7: Ownership....................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 11.8:............................................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 21.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 61
Paragraph 21.2: A database....................................................................................................................................... 62
Paragraph 21.3: Copyright Protection for a Database..................................................................................... 62
Paragraph 21.4: The Database Right...................................................................................................................... 62
,Lecture 7: EPO – dr. mr. ir. M.W.D. van der Burg .............................................................64
Seminar 2: community Design...........................................................................................65
Lecture 8: Online liabilityn enforcements issues & old exams.............................................66
Paragraph 23.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 67
Paragraph 23.2: Starting Points: National Laws and International Agreements..................................67
Paragraph 23.3: The Draft Directive....................................................................................................................... 67
Paragraph 25.1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 68
Paragraph 25.2: Intellectual Property and Private International Law: Jurisdiction...........................68
Paragraph 25.3: Intellectual Property and Private International Law: Choice of Law.......................68
Paragraph 26.2: Civil Remedies................................................................................................................................ 69
Paragraph 26.3: Criminal Remedies....................................................................................................................... 70
Paragraph 26.4: Administrative Procedures....................................................................................................... 71
,Lecture 1: Introduction, Economic relevance, and International
structure, Treaties
Trademarks (for tri-dimansional) have certain exclusions. The color red adds substantial value to the
shoe. Should it be excluded from trademark protection?
- Absolute exclusions
Color does add value but this is because the renown of the trademark. (adcovate-general)
Other absolute exclustion, wether color has a technical function. red sole because it attract men?
Debateable.
Adidas is competing with other shoe sellers with shoes with two stripes. Adidas won the case, even
though there are 2 stripes and they go to the other side.
Nature of IP rights
Why IP?
Are more clothing brands necessary? Not really, why do we have IP? (1) also guarantee certain
quality, misleading consumers, consumer protection (2) promoting innovation (3) In addition, it also
represents a certain image(goodwill). it is an investment of the company.
Also a right to stop someone else.
Monopolies needs justification. Boundries. There is competition law, you can’t abuse your
monopoly. Art. 17(1)(2) EU Charter.
Industrial/ IPR (economical/moral backgrounds)
Boundries in:
- competition law
- in free speech (appeals court the hague) and other fundamental rights(anne frank)
- Legal certainty for third parties.
Rights should be well defined:
- Copyright US reason: to promote artists. (your own notes are copyright protected)
- Trademark law
- Patent law very specific.
Iphone
- Software is copyright protected,
- the design is trademark protected
- graphical user interfaces, e.g. icons(=protected by trademark, copyright, design) one
element can be protected by different rights.
- Patent how machine itself operates. (the product or the process can be patented)
- Trade name of Apple Inc.
- Trademark of the logo
- Trade secrets (not really IP rights), existence relies on the fact that some measures have to be
taken to keep it secret.
- Databases, protection (unique in EU and world) new IP right.
- Copyright in the music
- Producers rights own copyrights? This is debated. Are they entitled to neighbouring rights.
o Phonogram producers.
- FRAND’s (=Fair Resonable And Non-Discriminatory) technical products such as phones
only work because of technical standards. Standard essential.
, SEE SLIDES
WIPO = World Intellectual Property Organization
- Why complicated to protect? north of the world, more innovative and has interest in
protecting IP rights. However, on the South of the world, less interest in these protections,
since they make use of a lack of IP protection.
WTO GATT, in order to have a playing field.
IP rights are of increasing SEE SLIDES
Legislative tools:
- SEE SLIDES
First there were bilateral treaties.
IP treaty concepts
Some basic concepts of treaties, directives and regulations
- Minimum protection (1(1)TRIPS)
- National treatment/assimilation principle – grant rights as if it were own nationals (art. 3
TRIPS)
- Most dfavored nation clause – any benefit to other countries’ nationals also to nationals of
treaty countries. (art. 4 TRIPS)
- Rights can always be invoked by nationals of other countries
o When domiciled in treaty country (art. 3 PC)
o Even when going beyond rights granted to nationals (art. 1(3)TRIPS)
- Telle quelle – accepted as such (TM, art. 6qqPC)
- Priority – for registered rights (12/6) months (art. 4 PC)
- Direct applicability/transformation (national monistic/dualistic system) TRIPS Netherlands
has a dualistic system.
European tools:
- directives to harmonize (why?)
o excludes procedural matters
o specific enforcement directive
- Regulations to create community rights
o Unity of community rights
o Cross border measures
o International conflicts woth prior rights
o Accession countries (acquis communautaire)?
Problem: both exclude IP rights as assets. Example EU trademark (from 15 to 28 Member states)
how should we deal with this right?
