The europeanization of intellectual property law : towards a European legal methodology

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KJC2636 .E97 2013
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Summary

With a particular focus on intellectual property, this work explores some of the key methodological and institutional issues affecting the development of European private law. Leading experts consider seven key topics, furthering understanding of the impact of Europeanisation on the substance and quality of law, the process of law-making in a Europeanised system, and the requirements for a truly "European" legal order. The work begins by looking at the making of European Intellectual Property law, covering models of European harmonisation, the pursuit of harmonisation to date, and the creation of the European intellectual property courts. It goes on to examine the impact of European IP law, covering the impact of constitutional rights and values on intellectual property, the impact of general EU law on intellectual property, the relationship between European and national courts, and European legal methodology. Using intellectual property as a case study in private law Europeanisation, the work generate insights of relevance and application within the fields of intellectual property and private law generally to help develop a European legal methodology.

Contents

  • Table of Cases p. xiii
  • Table of Legislation p. xxi
  • List of Contributors p. xxvii
  • List of Abbreviations p. xxix
  • I The Europeanization of Intellectual Property Law
  • 1 Intellectual Property as a Case Study in Europeanization: Methodological Themes and Context p. 3
  • A Introduction p. 3
  • B International Cooperation in the Field of IP Law p. 6
  • C The Making of European IP Law p. 9
  • D The Impact of European IP Law on Member States p. 19
  • 2 An Overview of European Harmonization Measures in Intellectual Property Law p. 25
  • A Introduction p. 26
  • B Patents p. 26
  • C Trade Marks p. 30
  • D Designs p. 31
  • E Plant Variety Rights p. 32
  • F Copyright and Related Rights p. 32
  • G Selected Horizontal Measures p. 34
  • H Selected Adjectival Measures p. 34
  • I Conclusions p. 35
  • II Harmonization Models and Approaches
  • 3 The Europeanization of Patent Law: Towards a Competitive Model p. 39
  • A Introduction p. 39
  • B Comparing the Reasons for Harmonization in IP Law and General Private Law p. 40
  • C How Should Harmonization be Pursued? p. 43
  • D Will Parties Choose the Unitary Patent? On Convergence through Choice p. 49
  • E Conclusions p. 54
  • 4 Is Harmonization a Good Thing? The Case of the Copyright Acquis p. 57
  • A Introduction p. 57
  • B The Harmonization of Copyright and Related Rights in the EU p. 58
  • C The Pros and Cons of Harmonization p. 64
  • D Territoriality in European Copyright p. 68
  • E The Way Forward: Towards Unification of EU Copyright Law p. 71
  • 5 The Europeanization of Trade Mark Law p. 75
  • A Introduction p. 75
  • B The Characteristics of EU Trade Mark Harmonization p. 77
  • C The Development of European Principles p. 91
  • D Conclusion p. 99
  • III The Impact of General EU Law
  • 6 The Impact of General EU Law on Industrial Property Law p. 103
  • A The Ages of Community Law p. 103
  • B A Thought Experiment at CERN p. 105
  • C A Trial Run for the Experimental Technique p. 106
  • D Trade Marks p. 108
  • E Patents p. 111
  • F Copyright p. 113
  • G In Retrospect p. 115
  • H A Popular Analogy p. 116
  • 7 The Balancing Impact of General EU Law on European Intellectual Property Jurisprudence p. 121
  • A The Impact of General EU Law on Intellectual Property p. 122
  • B An Overview of the CJEU Case Law on IP p. 122
  • C The Role of the CJEU in Applying General EU Law and in Interpreting Secondary IP Law p. 124
  • D Non-discrimination p. 128
  • E Preservation of National Property p. 130
  • F Balancing IP with Economic Freedoms of the Treaty p. 132
  • G Free Movement and IP p. 133
  • H Undistorted Competition and IP p. 136
  • I Conclusion p. 142
  • IV The Impact of Constitutional Rights and Values
  • 8 European Fundamental Rights and Intellectual Property p. 145
  • A Introduction p. 145
  • B The European Human Rights System p. 147
  • C Fundamental Rights and IP Legislation p. 153
  • D Fundamental Rights and the Application of IP Law p. 156
  • E Conclusion p. 162
  • 9 Rhetoric and Reality: The Impact of Constitutional and Fundamental Rights on Intellectual Property Law, as Revealed in the World of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing p. 165
  • A The Framework of Fundamental and Human Rights p. 165
  • B Fundamental and Human Rights in Action-The Case of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) File Sharing p. 170
  • C Conclusion p. 180
  • V European and National Courts
  • 10 The Relationship between European and National Courts in Intellectual Property Law p. 185
  • A Relationships between Courts Below and Appeal Courts in General p. 185
  • B Relationships between National Courts of Different European Countries p. 188
  • C Relationships between the European Patent Office and National Courts p. 192
  • D Relationships between National Courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union p. 196
  • 11 Towards a Unified Patent Court in Europe p. 199
  • A Will the Unified Patent Court Soon Become a Reality? p. 199
  • B Is the Situation with Regard to Patent Litigation in Europe Unsatisfactory? p. 202
  • C The Unified Patent Court: Structure and Jurisdiction p. 209
  • D Which Challenges will the Unified Patent Court Face? p. 212
  • E Conclusion p. 216
  • 12 The Future of European Intellectual Property Law Courts: Intellectual Property and the European Judicial Architecture p. 217
  • A Starting Point: EU Judicial Architecture and Intellectual Property Now p. 217
  • B Two Options for Handling Trade Marks p. 218
  • C Patents p. 221
  • D Conclusion p. 222
  • VI Towards a European Legal Methodology?
  • 13 A Constitutionalized Doctrine of Precedent and the Marleasing Principle as Bases for a European Legal Methodology p. 227
  • A Introduction p. 227
  • B The Nature and Role of a European Legal Methodology p. 230
  • C Lessons from European Patent Law- and Decision-Making p. 233
  • D Towards a European Legal Methodology? p. 240
  • E Conclusion p. 252
  • 14 Concluding Remarks: Postmodernism and Beyond p. 255
  • A Postmodernism in European Intellectual Property Law p. 255
  • B Models of Harmonization p. 256
  • C The Benefits and Costs of Harmonization p. 260
  • D The Institutional Design of EU Courts p. 262
  • E Intellectual Property as an Embedded Part of the Legal System p. 264
  • F Building Blocks for a European Methodology p. 266
  • G Beyond Postmodernism p. 267
  • Index p. 269

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