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...

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