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Ec Water Legislation And European Agreements On Transboundary Watercourses [Abstract], Tuire Taina Jun 2002

Ec Water Legislation And European Agreements On Transboundary Watercourses [Abstract], Tuire Taina

Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)

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Can Treaty Law Be Supreme, Directly Effective, And Autonomous--All At The Same Time?, Richard Stith, J.H.H. Weiler Jan 2002

Can Treaty Law Be Supreme, Directly Effective, And Autonomous--All At The Same Time?, Richard Stith, J.H.H. Weiler

Law Faculty Publications

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Harmonizing Scope And Allocation Of Patent Rights In Europe - Towards A New European Patent Law, Christopher Heath Jan 2002

Harmonizing Scope And Allocation Of Patent Rights In Europe - Towards A New European Patent Law, Christopher Heath

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review

A rise in European Patent litigation has increased awareness of patent enforcement and its difficulty given the lack of harmony between the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the European Community (Community) patent laws. The EPC and the Community have both attempted to harmonize certain aspects of their patent laws. In 1999, the EPC Member States developed four options for structuring a European system of patent enforcement. In 2000, the Community developed its regulation system known as the Community Patent Regulation. The author believes that the two proposals are great attempts but fail to address two key aspects: (1) the allocation …