The Community system of design protection,¹ proved to be appealing for the Internal Market participants.² Its power of attraction owes largely to the fact that it grants a fast and cheap protection for a relatively long period of time. Fast, because the registered Community design does not undergo a substantive examination upon registration³ and the unregistered Community design does not req…
Brazil’s insertion into the World Trade Organization (WTO) has stimulated economic growth, as the country has been benefiting from lower trade barriers. The country has accepted the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) – Annex 1C of the WTO agreement – which sets out minimum standards of protection for Intellectual Property (IP) rights. Law No. 9,279,…
n the modern marketplace characterised by a profusion of signs and labels, Community collective marks seem rather absent. Although provided for in the European trade mark legislation, they are underutilised in practice and quite neglected in legal theory, which, in its vast majority, is restricted in mere repetitions and reformulations of the legislative text. In those cases of commentaries whe…
This book investigates lifecycle management strategies used by pharmaceutical companies attempting to maximize the value of their product portfolio. Such strategies are sometimes referred to by generic drug companies as “evergreening”. The analysis focuses on two of these strategies, namely product improvements and product line extensions. In particular, an evaluation of the patents that fo…
The rapid expansion of sharing economy platforms such as Airbnb and Uber has generated enormous controversy. This book brings legal and interdisciplinary perspectives to the labour, market and technology and other regulatory challenges that arise from this phenomenon that has taken the world by storm.