Intellectual property in the global arena : : jurisdiction, applicable law, and the recognition of judgments in Europe, Japan and the US / / edited by Jürgen Basedow, Toshiyuki Kono, and Axel Metzger.

• Superior document: Materialien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht - Band 49 ; v.49
• TeilnehmendeR: Basedow, Jürgen, 1949-; Kono, Toshiyuki.; Metzger, Axel, 1971-
• Place / Publishing House: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: Materialien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht, 49; Materialien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht - Band 49
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Hauptbeschreibung The private international law of intellectual property is currently much debated both in Europe and abroad. Art. 8 of the Rome II Regulation of 2007, which codifies a territorial approach for the infringement of intellectual property, has provoked an intensive discussion in Europe as to whether the lex loci protection is still appropriate for intellectual property litigation in the age of worldwide networks. A condensed outcome of this debate is summarized in the ""Principles for Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property"" (CLIP Principles) drafted by the European

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; Part 1: Foundations; JÜRGEN BASEDOW: Jürgen Basedow Foundations of Private International Law in Intellectual Property; I. Introduction; II. Intellectual Property: An Oscillating Concept; III. Territoriality; IV. Globalization and Intellectual Property; V. Intellectual Property and Neighboring Categories of Law; VI. A Survey of Choice-of-Law Principles; 1. Lex loci protectionis; 2. Lex originis; 3. Lex contractus; 4. Lex fori; VII. Initial Ownership; 1. Positive Law; 2. Inconvenience of the lex loci protectionis

3. The Solution: The lex contractus or Party AutonomyVIII. Multi-State Infringements; 1. Basic Principle: lex loci protectionis; 2. Unitary IP Rights; 3. Ubiquitous Infringements; IX. Conclusion; FRANÇOIS DESSEMONTET: François Dessemontet The ALI Principles: Intellectual Property in Transborder Litigation; I. Introduction; II. History and ambitions; III. Jurisdiction; 1. Personal jurisdiction; 2. Subject matter jurisdiction; 3. Consolidation and coordination; IV. Applicable Law; 1. Territoriality; 2. Title to IP rights; 3. Transfers and licenses

V. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments1. Mandatory grounds to refuse recognition and enforcement; 2. Optional grounds to refuse recognition and enforcement; VI. Conclusion; PAULIUS JURČYS and SIMON VANDLE WALLE: Summary of Discussion on Foundations; Part 2: Jurisdiction; CHRISTIAN HEINZE: A Framework for International Enforcement of Territorial Rights:The CLIP Principles on Jurisdiction; I. Introduction; II. The past: Strict territoriality of intellectual property litigation; III. The present: Rise and fall of cross-border enforcement under the Brussels regime

IV. A (possible) future: The CLIP Principles1. General jurisdiction; 2. Exclusive jurisdiction; 3. Special jurisdiction; a) Infringement; b) Contractual claims; c) Multiple defendants; 4. Prorogation of jurisdiction; 5. Provisional measures; V. Conclusion; SHIGEKI CHAEN/TOSHIYUK I KONO/DAI YOKOMIZO: Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property Cases: The Transparency Proposal; I. Introduction; II. International Jurisdiction Concerning Existence, Registration, Validity, and Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights; 1. General Remarks; 2. The Current State of Japanese Law

a) Actions Concerning Validity of IP Rightsb) Actions Concerning Registration of IP Rights; 3. International Situation; 4. International Jurisdiction over Actions Concerning the Validity or Existence of IP Rights; a) Actions Concerning the Validity of IP Rights; b) Actions Concerning the Existence of IP Rights; 5. International Jurisdiction over Actions Concerning the Registration or Ownership of IP Rights; a) Actions Concerning the Registration of IP Rights; b) Actions Concerning the Ownership of IP Rights

III. International Jurisdiction over Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Contracts