Protecting Databases under US and European Law: Methodical Approaches to the Protection of Investments between Unfair Competition and Intellectual Property Concepts
[2003] 34 International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC) pp. 772-803.
Posted: 26 Jun 2024
Date Written: January 19, 2003
Abstract
The paper considers the most relevant disparities between the US and EU approaches to database protection between IP and unfair competition concepts, focussing on the relevance of notions of investment protection, the need for a market-focusses construction of database rights and the resultant differences between intellectual property and misappropriation concepts.
Keywords: Database rights, intellectual property, unfair competition, misappropriation
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Westkamp, Guido, Protecting Databases under US and European Law: Methodical Approaches to the Protection of Investments between Unfair Competition and Intellectual Property Concepts (January 19, 2003). [2003] 34 International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC) pp. 772-803., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4843898
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