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This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee, 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 IPR enforcement and formulates various policy recommendations to improve current ...

Innovoinnilla on yhä suurempi merkitys taloudessa. Se hyödyttää kansalaisia sekä kuluttajina että työntekijöinä. Se on välttämätöntä työpaikkojen laadun parantamiseksi, ympäristöystävällisemmän yhteiskunnan luomiseksi ja elämänlaadun parantamiseksi, mutta sitä tarvitaan myös unionin kilpailukyvyn säilyttämiseksi globaaleilla markkinoilla. Innovointipolitiikka vaikuttaa tutkimusta ja teknologian kehittämistä koskevan politiikan ja teollisuuspolitiikan yhtymäkohdassa, ja sen tavoitteena on luoda edellytykset ...

The workshop organised by the Policy Department A for the IMCO Committee aimed at discussing problems in the area of franchising and the impact of the EU rules on functioning of the franchising contract. It allowed exchange of views on market conditions in the EU as well as corrective legislative and regulatory actions.

At its plenary session on 6 October 2015, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the possible extension of protection of geographical indications (GIs) to non-agricultural products. The report adopted by the EP stressed the opportunity and need to create a uniform European framework of protection for GIs for non-food products.

Strengthened border controls have enabled seizures of drugs in transit to developing countries.  Civil society groups criticise this policy, as it could have a negative impact on production and trade in generic drugs.