Constructing European Intellectual Property

Edited by Christophe Geiger, Professor of Law, Luiss University, Italy

Contents:

Introduction

PART I: ASSESSING THE EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYSTEM
Section 1: IP and European Construction
1. The Construction of Intellectual Property in the European Union: Searching for Coherence
Christophe Geiger

2. Pruning the European Intellectual Property Tree: In Search of Common Principles and Roots
Séverine Dusollier

Section 2: The European Legal Framework
3. The Legal Framework of the Legislative Activity Concerning Intellectual Property Rights at European Regional Level
Vincenzo Scordamaglia

4. Fundamental Rights and European IP Law: The Case of Art 17(2) of the EU Charter
Jonathan Griffiths and Luke McDonagh

5. Intellectual Property and Competition Law in the Information Society
Tuomas Mylly

PART II: DEVELOPING THE EUROPEAN IP SYSTEM
Section 3: Trademarks and Geographical Indications at EU Level
6. Evaluation of the Functioning of the EU Trademark System: The Trademark Study
Annette Kur

7. Adapting EU Trademark Law to New Technologies: Back to Basics?
Martin Senftleben

8. The Simplification and Codification of European Legislation for the Protection of Geographical Indications
Gail Elizabeth Evans

Section 4: Patents and Plant Variety Protection
9. Constructing an Efficient and Balanced European Patent System: ‘Muddling Through’
Jens Schovsbo

10. Smart Innovation and Inclusive Patents for Sustainable Food and Health Care: Redefining the Europe 2020 Objectives
Geertrui Van Overwalle

11. Construction of an Efficient and Balanced Patent System: Patentability and Patent Scope of Isolated DNA Sequences Under US Patent Act and EU Biotech Directive
Jan Krauss and Toshiko Takenaka

Section 5: Copyright Protection in the EU
12. The Dynamics of Harmonization of Copyright at the European Level
P. Bernt Hugenholtz

13. The Wittem Project of a European Copyright Code
Thomas Dreier

14. Consume and Share: Making Copyright Fit for the Digital Agenda
Marco Ricolfi

Section 6: Databases, Design Protection, Unfair Competition and/or New IP Rights in the EU
15. Unfair Competition: Complementary or Alternative to Intellectual Property in the EU?
Anselm Kamperman Sanders

16. Database Rights: Success or Failure? The Chequered Yet Exciting Journey of Database Protection in Europe
Estelle Derclaye

17. Function, Art and Fashion: Do We Need the EU Design Law?
Uma Suthersanen

Section 7: IP Enforcement in the EU
18. IP Enforcement in Europe: Acquis and Future Plans
Jacques Raynard

19. The Impact of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the Legal Framework for IP Enforcement in the European Union
Roberto D’Erme, Christophe Geiger, Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan, Christian Heinze, Thomas Jaeger, Rita Matulionyte and Axel Metzger

20. Checks and Balances in the Intellectual Property Enforcement Field: Reconstructing EU Trade Agreements
Xavier Seuba

Section 8: Making the European IP System Work: Further Steps to Take
Raimund Lutz, Christian Archambeau and Michel Vivant

Index