Intellectual Property and Private International Law

Dr Josef Drexl is a Director of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law in Munich. Professor Kur is section head for Scandinavian countries at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich.

• Part One: JurisdictionI. The Proposed Hague Convention The Hague Conference Project for a Global Convention on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement in Civil and Commercial Matters: An UpdateAndrea Schulz II. The MPI Proposal Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments – The General Structure of the MPI Proposal Annette Kur Provisional Measures and Multiple Defendants in the MPI ProposalMarcus Norrgård Contractual Jurisdiction Clauses and Intellectual PropertyAlexander Peukert III. Current Developments in Patent Law The EPLA Project and the Forthcoming Community Patent System – A Model for IP in General?Jan Willems The Relationship Between Regional (Patent) Judiciary Systems in Europe and International Conventions – Smooth Coexistence or Confusion?Stefan Luginbuehl Part Two: Choice of LawI. General PrinciplesChoice of Law and Intellectual PropertyRichard Fentiman II. European IssuesThe Proposed Rome II Regulation: European Choice of Law in the Field of Intellectual PropertyJosef Drexl Comments: The Rome II Regulation Proposal and its Relation to the European Country-of-Origin PrincipleMatthias Leistner Choice-of-Law Rules in the EU – Special Issues with Respect to Community Rights – Infringement of Community Trade Marks and Applicable LawEike Schaper Community Rights & Conflict of Laws: Community Trademark, Community Design, Community Patent – Applicable Law for Claims of DamagesAxel Metzger III. International IssuesRecent Judgments in Japan on Intellectual Property Rights Conflict of Laws and International JurisdictionToshiyuki Kono Choice of Law in the Digital Environment – Problems and Possible SolutionsAnsgar Ohly The Joint Recommendation Concerning Protection of Marks, and Other Industrial Property Rights in Signs, on the InternetJohannes Christian Wichard Who Decides on the Colours of Films on the Internet? Drafting of Choice-of-Law Rules for the Determination of Initial Ownership of Film Works vis-à-vis Global Acts of Exploitation on the InternetDorothee Thum Alternatives to the lex protectionis as the Choice-of-Law Rule for Initial Ownership of CopyrightMireille van Eechoud

The strength of the book is its comprehensive coverage. Both jurisdiction and choice of law are addressed in all their aspects!What is on offer is also a very thorough reflection on the fundamental issues involved and on all potential solutions. Achieving that in a comprehensive manner for the whole field concerned is the real merit of this book and its contributors. Professor Paul L. C. Torremans European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 28, Issue 5 May 2006 !provides valuable insights and perspectives!The text, in its focus on intellectual property and private international law, is highly relevant and worth acquiring due to the proliferation of transborder disputes!The compendium serves as a valuable resource for continued study!.the achievement of this publication is clear, in providing a substative analytical compendium of papers. Laurence Seidenberg www.globallawbooks.org 16th Nov. 2006