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N. 5, November 2002
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A European patent insurance scheme - a major need exists
Mogens Kring |
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| Europe's many small innovative enterprises are an important driver of the European economy. They are an important element of the overall development of innovative products and processes and, thus, important to Europe's competitiveness in the years to come. ... |
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Intellectual Property and the Common Law
Professor Michael Blakeney |
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| "Common Law" is the system of law that has developed in England since the Norman Conquest in 1066. Initially as a means of disguising the conquest, the royal judges spoke in terms of "revealing" pre-existing law, rather than creating new law. Even in the 21st century, it is considered that judges reveal the law, whereas Parliament creates new law. This... |
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Community Patent Regulation - Background and current status
Mercedes García Pérez |
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| The recent activity on the Community patent began in 1997 when, prompted by interested groups, the Commission commenced a broad consultation procedure on the subject with the publication of a Green Paper, together with a follow-up paper in which the Commission set out different initiatives. The proposal gained much needed political impetus and importance... |
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The legal function of notices in copyright
Fabrice de Patoul |
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| The world of intellectual property uses a great variety of signs, symbols and notices which are generally assigned to the work we want to protect. However, the legal function of those indications is not always obvious to non-lawyers. ... |
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Do SMEs have to choose between copyright and a patent to protect their software?
Corentin Poullet |
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| As electronic business has become more important in the information society, during the past few years, the creation of software in Europe has increased. In this market, European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have an essential role to play. However, many of them are not aware of the fact that legal protection can be guaranteed for the same... |
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Alternative dispute resolution for infringements of SMEs' IP rights in WIPO
José Checa |
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| Acquisition and maintenance of an intellectual property right is meaningless if that right cannot be enforced in the marketplace. The more valuable the intellectual property assets of the SME, the greater the chance that others would want to make use of them, if possible, without having to pay for them. Thus, it is the possibility of enforcement which... |
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| The IPR-Helpdesk team is very pleased to inform you that since the last issue of the IPR-Bulletin, very useful and interesting new documents have been posted on our Web site... |
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