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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781590503321

Autore

Derclaye Estelle <1974->

Titolo

Intellectual property overlaps [[electronic resource] ] : a European perspective / / by Estelle Derclaye and Matthias Leistner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland, Or., : Hart, 2011

ISBN

1-283-34016-X

9786613340160

1-84731-651-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeistnerMatthias

Disciplina

346.24048

Soggetti

Intellectual property - Europe

Conflict of laws - Intellectual property - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims; Preface; Abbreviations; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. International Law; Chapter 3. European Law; Chapter 4. France; Chapter 5. United Kingdom; Chapter 6. Germany; Chapter 7. Comparative Analysis, Conclusion and Outlook; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Intellectual property rights, conventionally seen as quite distinct, are increasingly overlapping with one another. There are several reasons for this: the expansion of IPRs beyond their traditional borders, the creation of new IPRs especially at EU level, the exploitation of gaps in the law by shrewd lawyers, and the use of unfair competition as an alternative when IPRs are either not available at all or expired. The convergence of several IPRs on the same subject-matter poses problems. As they are normally envisaged as water-tight categories, there are very few rules which cater for the sort