Cross Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU

Abstract

This study, requested by the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament, aims to provide an overview of cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU with a particular emphasis on copyright and related rights in the online environment.

The study provides a detailed analysis of the current situation of cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights and formulates various policy recommendations to improve current intellectual property rights enforcement options among Member States.

Keywords: intellectual property, law, enforcement, EU, copyright, online