Intellectual property - TRIPS agreement - European Community - competence of European Court of Justice where both the European Community and a member state are party to an international agreement.

Authors :: Kokott, Juliane
Schick, Kai-Guido
Source :: American Journal of International Law. July, 2001, Vol. 95 Issue 3, p661-666.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: The author discusses the European Court of Justice's decisions in Parfums Christian Dior S.A. v. Tuk Consultancy BV and Assco Geruste GmbH v. Wilhelm Layher Gmbh, in which the court clarified its jurisdiction to hear cases where the EU and its member states are parties to international agreements, such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Subjects :: European Union. Court of Justice of the European Communities -- Powers and duties
Intellectual property -- Cases
Jurisdiction -- Cases
Parfums Christian Dior S.A. v. Tuk Consultancy BV (Case C-300/98 (E.C.J. Dec. 14, 2000))
Assco Geruste GmbH v. Wilhelm Layher Gmbh (Case C-392/98 (E.C.J. Dec. 14, 2000))
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

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