European intellectual property system

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The European intellectual property system is a framework of laws, institutions, and procedures that harmonize the protection and enforcement of patents, trademarks, designs, and other IP rights across European countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual property system
legal framework
supranational regulatory regime
administeredBy European Patent Office
European Union Intellectual Property Office
national intellectual property offices of European states
aimsTo balance rights of IP holders and interests of consumers and competitors
ensure effective and uniform protection of IP rights in Europe
facilitate the internal market of the European Union
promote innovation in Europe
appliesIn Council of Europe member states for certain IP treaties
European Economic Area
European Union
basedOn Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
EU primary law
EU secondary legislation
European Patent Convention
Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
TRIPS Agreement
international IP treaties
characterizedBy centralized registration procedures for certain IP rights
coexistence of EU-wide and national IP titles
judicial cooperation among European states in IP matters
partial harmonization of substantive IP law
enforcedBy Court of Justice of the European Union
Unified Patent Court
national courts of EU member states
harmonizes design law in the European Union
enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU
patent-related procedures at the European level
trademark law in the European Union
hasComponent Community design system
EU copyright acquis
EU plant variety rights system
European Union trade mark system
European patent system
enforcement of IP rights directive framework in the EU
geographical indications protection system in the EU
supplementary protection certificates regime in the EU
includesRightType copyright and related rights
geographical indications
industrial designs
patents
plant variety rights
trade secrets
trademarks
provides centralized grant procedure for European patents
mechanisms for cross-border enforcement of IP rights in the EU
unitary protection for Community designs
unitary protection for EU trade marks

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Austrian Patent Office participatesIn European intellectual property system
Darren Smyth hasExpertise European patent system
linked to: European intellectual property system
Darren Smyth legalSystem European patent law
linked to: European intellectual property system