COM(2008)465 - An Industrial Property Rights Strategy for Europe
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee - An Industrial Property Rights Strategy for Europe| Legal instrument | Communication |
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| reference by COM-number135 | COM(2008)465  |
| Additional COM-numbers | COM(2008)465 |
| CELEX number138 | 52008DC0465 |
| Document | 16-07-2008 |
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| Online publication | 16-07-2008 |
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- 1.On copyright, the Commission has published a Green Paper 'Copyright in the Knowledge Economy' COM(2008) 466 final
- 2.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM(2007) 165 final
- 3.'Strategic report on the renewed Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs: launching the new cycle (2008-2010) Keeping up the pace of change' COM(2007) 803 final PART I
- 4.Commission Notice 'Guidelines on the application of article 81 of the EC Treaty to technology transfer agreements' OJ C 101, 27.04.2004, p.2
- 5."Think small first
- 6.'Commission Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations' C(2008) 1329
- 7.'Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe: embracing open innovation' COM(2007) 182 final
- 8.The research exemption to patent infringement allows a patented technique to be used by researchers for experimental or private and non-commercial purposes. Its application in EU Member States is currently being evaluated in a broad-based study, see www.eutechnologytransfer.eu/deliverables
- 9.'The value of knowledge: European firms and the intellectual property challenge', Economist Intelligence Unit white paper 2007 published by the Economist
- 10.Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (done in Paris 1883, last revised Stockholm 1967)
- 11.Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights - See www.wto.int/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_01_e
- 12.'An innovation-friendly, modern Europe' COM(2006) 589 final
- 13.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM(2007) 165 final
- 14.Consultation and public hearing on future patent policy in Europe in 2006 ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent
- 15.'Policy options for the improvement of the European patent system'
- 16.A patent thicket refers to the potential problem that due to the high number of patents associated with a particular product or technology, innovation in the sector is slowed down because of fear of hold-up and patent infringement litigation.
- 17.'Patent trolls' are patent owners whose main business is to use patent rights to threaten companies with infringement actions to obtain an interlocutory injunction and extract licence fees from third parties
- 18.'When small is beautiful: measuring the evolution and consequences of the voluminosity of patent applications at the EPO', Eugenio Archontopoulos et al . Information Economics and Policy, Vol 19, No. 2 (June 2007)
- 19.There are as many as 10 million unexamined patents in the world, and at the EPO, the number of pending examination procedures reached 304100 in 2006, a rising from 285400 in 2005.
- 20.Prior art is the information made available to the public before a given date that is relevant to the originality of a patent application, and therefore the scope of the patent rights that should be granted.
- 21.
- 22.
- 23.Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 21 December 2001 on Community designs OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p.1
- 24.Directive 98/71/EC of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs OJ L 289, 28.10.1998, p.2
- 25.'Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs' COM (2004) 582 final
- 26.Protection is available by three Regulations covering wines (Council Regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999 OJ L 179 14.7.1999, p.1), spirits (Council Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p.16) and agricultural and food stuff products (Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 OJ L 93 31.3.2006, p.12).
- 27.Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Grand Chamber) of 17 September 2007, Microsoft v Commission , Case T-201/04
- 28.Commission Notice - Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 to horizontal co-operation agreements, OJ C 3, 6.1.2003, p. 2
- 29.General Guidelines for the Cooperation between CEN, Cenelec and ETSI and the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, signed on 28 March 2003, OJ C 91, 16.04.2003, p.7
- 30.For example, in some circumstances, royalty-free licenses can be effective in promoting wide take-up of standards in areas where strong network effects apply.
- 31.'Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe' COM(2008) 133 final
- 32.Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises OL L 124 20.5.2003 p.36
- 33.'Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme Modern SME Policy for Growth and Employment' COM(2005) 551 final
- 34.The Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC
- 36.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM (2007) 165 final
- 37.
- 39.Small entities can obtain a 50% fee reduction under US patent law, see www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep
- 40.For example, subsidising first-time patent applicants (e.g. 1er brevet service of OSEO Innovation in France or INSTI SME Patent Action in Germany), or allowing further subsidies (e.g. IPAS service in Ireland).
- 41.Some countries allow income tax reductions from licence revenues from patents.
- 42.A memorandum on removing barriers for a better use of the IPR system by SMEs: A report for the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry June 2007 at www.proinno-europe.eu/NWEV/uploaded_documents
- 43.OJ C 323, 30.12.2006 2006, p.1
- 44.'The possible introduction of an insurance against costs for litigation in patent cases' by CJA Consultants Ltd at ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent - a follow-up study
- 45.Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters, OJ L 136, 25.5.2008, p.3.
- 46.
- 47.Benchmarking National and Regional Support Services for SMEs in the Field of Intellectual and Industrial Property at www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents
- 48.See
- 49.Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy 4/6/07 DSTI/IND(2007)9/PART4/REV1
- 50.Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p.16
- 51.Where there is an exequatur requirement, a judgment given in a Member State which is enforceable in that Member State is enforceable in another Member States when it has been declared enforceable there.
- 52.Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p.16
- 53.'A customs response to latest trends in Counterfeiting and piracy' COM(2005) 479 final
- 55.'Creative content online in the single market' COM(2007) 836 final
- 60."Global Europe: Competing in the World
- 67.Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on the compulsory licensing of patents related to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems, OJ L 157 09.06.2006. p.1
- 68.On copyright, the Commission has published a Green Paper 'Copyright in the Knowledge Economy' COM(2008) 466 final
- 69.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM(2007) 165 final
- 70.'Strategic report on the renewed Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs: launching the new cycle (2008-2010) Keeping up the pace of change' COM(2007) 803 final PART I
- 71.Commission Notice 'Guidelines on the application of article 81 of the EC Treaty to technology transfer agreements' OJ C 101, 27.04.2004, p.2
- 72."Think small first
- 73.'Commission Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations' C(2008) 1329
- 74.'Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe: embracing open innovation' COM(2007) 182 final
- 75.The research exemption to patent infringement allows a patented technique to be used by researchers for experimental or private and non-commercial purposes. Its application in EU Member States is currently being evaluated in a broad-based study, see www.eutechnologytransfer.eu/deliverables
- 76.'The value of knowledge: European firms and the intellectual property challenge', Economist Intelligence Unit white paper 2007 published by the Economist
- 77.Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (done in Paris 1883, last revised Stockholm 1967)
- 78.Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights - See www.wto.int/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_01_e
- 79.'An innovation-friendly, modern Europe' COM(2006) 589 final
- 80.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM(2007) 165 final
- 81.Consultation and public hearing on future patent policy in Europe in 2006 ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent
- 82.'Policy options for the improvement of the European patent system'
- 83.A patent thicket refers to the potential problem that due to the high number of patents associated with a particular product or technology, innovation in the sector is slowed down because of fear of hold-up and patent infringement litigation.
- 84.'Patent trolls' are patent owners whose main business is to use patent rights to threaten companies with infringement actions to obtain an interlocutory injunction and extract licence fees from third parties
- 85.'When small is beautiful: measuring the evolution and consequences of the voluminosity of patent applications at the EPO', Eugenio Archontopoulos et al . Information Economics and Policy, Vol 19, No. 2 (June 2007)
- 86.There are as many as 10 million unexamined patents in the world, and at the EPO, the number of pending examination procedures reached 304100 in 2006, a rising from 285400 in 2005.
- 87.Prior art is the information made available to the public before a given date that is relevant to the originality of a patent application, and therefore the scope of the patent rights that should be granted.
- 88.
- 89.
- 90.Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 21 December 2001 on Community designs OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p.1
- 91.Directive 98/71/EC of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs OJ L 289, 28.10.1998, p.2
- 92.'Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs' COM (2004) 582 final
- 93.Protection is available by three Regulations covering wines (Council Regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999 OJ L 179 14.7.1999, p.1), spirits (Council Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p.16) and agricultural and food stuff products (Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 OJ L 93 31.3.2006, p.12).
- 94.Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Grand Chamber) of 17 September 2007, Microsoft v Commission , Case T-201/04
- 95.Commission Notice - Guidelines on the applicability of Article 81 to horizontal co-operation agreements, OJ C 3, 6.1.2003, p. 2
- 96.General Guidelines for the Cooperation between CEN, Cenelec and ETSI and the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, signed on 28 March 2003, OJ C 91, 16.04.2003, p.7
- 97.For example, in some circumstances, royalty-free licenses can be effective in promoting wide take-up of standards in areas where strong network effects apply.
- 98.'Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe' COM(2008) 133 final
- 99.Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises OL L 124 20.5.2003 p.36
- 100.'Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme Modern SME Policy for Growth and Employment' COM(2005) 551 final
- 101.The Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC
- 103.'Enhancing the patent system in Europe' COM (2007) 165 final
- 104.
- 106.Small entities can obtain a 50% fee reduction under US patent law, see www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep
- 107.For example, subsidising first-time patent applicants (e.g. 1er brevet service of OSEO Innovation in France or INSTI SME Patent Action in Germany), or allowing further subsidies (e.g. IPAS service in Ireland).
- 108.Some countries allow income tax reductions from licence revenues from patents.
- 109.A memorandum on removing barriers for a better use of the IPR system by SMEs: A report for the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry June 2007 at www.proinno-europe.eu/NWEV/uploaded_documents
- 110.OJ C 323, 30.12.2006 2006, p.1
- 111.'The possible introduction of an insurance against costs for litigation in patent cases' by CJA Consultants Ltd at ec.europa.eu/internal_market/indprop/docs/patent - a follow-up study
- 112.Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters, OJ L 136, 25.5.2008, p.3.
- 113.
- 114.Benchmarking National and Regional Support Services for SMEs in the Field of Intellectual and Industrial Property at www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents
- 115.See
- 116.Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy 4/6/07 DSTI/IND(2007)9/PART4/REV1
- 117.Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p.16
- 118.Where there is an exequatur requirement, a judgment given in a Member State which is enforceable in that Member State is enforceable in another Member States when it has been declared enforceable there.
- 119.Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p.16
- 120.'A customs response to latest trends in Counterfeiting and piracy' COM(2005) 479 final
- 122.'Creative content online in the single market' COM(2007) 836 final
- 127."Global Europe: Competing in the World
- 131.
- 134.Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on the compulsory licensing of patents related to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems, OJ L 157 09.06.2006.
- 135.De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
- 136.De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
- 137.Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
- 138.Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
- 139.Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.