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EU – Council Resolution on the enforcement of IP rights in the IM

Posted: March 2nd, 2010

Flag EU Council Resolution of 1 March 2010 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market

"The Council of the European Union, […] stresses, in the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal market, the importance of using all appropriate means with a view to ensuring efficient enforcement of intellectual property rights throughout the Union in accordance with the Union acquis in force;

"Invites the Commission, in accordance with Article 18 of Directive 2004/48/EC and in close collaboration with the Member States, to analyse the application of that Directive, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the measures taken, and, if necessary, propose appropriate amendments to ensure a better protection of intellectual property rights; […] Notes the importance of simplifying the cross-border enforcement of judicial decisions in order to ensure an effective intellectual property rights protection; in this respect, asks the Commission and the Member States to consider how to support the review of the Brussels I Regulation."

Read the Council Resolution (in English) here.

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