The Europeanization of Intellectual Property Law
Towards a European Legal Methodology
Published on 7. November 2013
Book
Hardback
318 pages
978-0-19-966510-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 Europeanization 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 harmonization, the pursuit of harmonization 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 Europeanization, 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.
The work begins by looking at the making of European Intellectual Property law, covering models of European harmonization, the pursuit of harmonization 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 Europeanization, 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.
Reviews / Votes
This edited collection is an excellent guide and read for those searching for the lore behind European IP. The ambition to explore IP as a case study in private law Europeanisation is unique and a real contribution to scholarship in Europe and elsewhere It further emphasizes the uniqueness of IP as an independent field for judicial enquiry and not merely as a species of property. This edited collection succeeds in offering a natural starting point for thinking about a common European legal method, and the form which such a method might and ought to take (p.23) It is not only a fascinating journey through the thoughts and wisdom of the leading experts that have contributed to the volume, but a real pioneering learning experience. * Lior Zemer, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary centre, Herzliya * The book offers an insightful approach to an area of EU law that remains relatively unexplored, although increasingly significant. The result is a thought-provoking book. Thanks to comprehensive theoretical analysis, intriguing perspective, and critical account of historical developments, and the Europeanization of Intellectual Property Law is a book for everyone interested in the future of EU intellectual property law and private law in general. * Stavroula Karapapa, Yearbook of European Law *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
643 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-966510-5 (9780199665105)
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Ansgar Ohly | Justine Pila
Europeanization of Intellectual Property Law: Towards a European Legal Methodology
Towards a European Legal Methodology
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The Europeanization of Intellectual Property Law
Towards a European Legal Methodology
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Persons
Professor Ansgar Ohly has a chair in civil law and IP law at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He joined the University of Oxford as a Visiting Professor of Law in October 2009. His fields of research are all areas of intellectual property law, unfair competition law and the law of privacy and publicity, with a special focus on European harmonisation and on the comparison between civil law and common law systems.
Dr Justine Pila is a university lecturer in IP law at the University of Oxford. She is the author of The Requirement for and Invention in Patent Law (OUP, 2012). She convenes the Law Faculty's Intellectual Property subject group and teaches on all of its IP programmes, including the two FHS IP options, the BCL option, and the Postgraduate Diploma in IP Law and Practice. Her main areas of research are copyright and patent law in all of their doctrinal, theoretical and historical aspects. Prior to 2004 Justine had been writing her PhD after a stint in private practice and working for the Chief Justice of the Australian Federal Court.
Dr Justine Pila is a university lecturer in IP law at the University of Oxford. She is the author of The Requirement for and Invention in Patent Law (OUP, 2012). She convenes the Law Faculty's Intellectual Property subject group and teaches on all of its IP programmes, including the two FHS IP options, the BCL option, and the Postgraduate Diploma in IP Law and Practice. Her main areas of research are copyright and patent law in all of their doctrinal, theoretical and historical aspects. Prior to 2004 Justine had been writing her PhD after a stint in private practice and working for the Chief Justice of the Australian Federal Court.
Content
PART I: THE EUROPEANIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ; 1. Intellectual Property as a Case Study in Europeanization: Methodological Themes and Context ; 2. An Overview of European Harmonization Measures in Intellectual Property Law ; PART II: HARMONIZATION MODELS AND APPROACHES ; 3. The Europeanization of Patent Law: Towards a Competitive Model ; 4. Is Harmonization a Good Thinga The Case of the Copyright Acquis ; 5. The Europeanization of Trade Mark Law ; PART III: THE IMPACT OF GENERAL EU LAW ; 6. The Impact of General European Union Law on Industrial Property Law ; 7. The Balancing Impact of General European Union Law on European Intellectual Property Jurisprudence ; PART IV: THE IMPACT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND VALUES ; 8. The European Fundamental Rights and Intellectual Property ; 9. Rhetoric and Reality: The Impact of Constitutional and Fundamental Rights on Intellectual Property Law, as Revealed in the World of Peer to Peer ; PART V: EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL COURTS ; 10. The Relationship between European and National Courts in Intellectual Property Law ; 11. Towards a Unified Patent Court in Europe ; 12. The Future of European Intellectual Property Courts: Intellectual Property and the European Judicial Architecture ; PART VI: TOWARDS A EUROPEAN LEGAL METHODOLOGY? ; 13. A Constitutionalised Doctrine of Precedent and the Marleasing Principle as Bases for a European Legal Methodology ; 14. Concluding Remarks: Postmodernism and Beyond