General
About Kluwer IP Cases
Kluwer IP Cases is a database of copyright and patent decisions from the
EU and EPC jurisdictions, reported and summarized in English by correspondents located
in each EU and EPC Member State, providing:
- Summaries of the decisions in English;
- English annotations; and
- Full texts of the decisions in their original language.
Cases include landmark decisions on copyright and patent law since 1980, plus other
relevant copyright and patent decisions since January 2007 from:
- The European Courts of Justice – all decisions;
- National courts of the EU and EPC Member States: all Supreme Court decisions
and a selection of lower court decisions; and
- A selection of EPO Boards of Appeal decisions.
The EPO and lower national court decisions concern cases that represent a development
and/or clarification of substantive law, or concern a remarkable factual background.
Kluwer IP Cases aims to provide headnotes and full texts of the selected
cases two weeks from when they appear. Two weeks after the headnote, authoritative
summaries of the cases will also be made available. Cases that represent a clarification
and/or development of substantive law of particular relevance for the EU and EPC
Member States will be annotated to provide an analytical framework to the case.
Email Alert Service
Kluwer IP Cases also includes an email alert service. Every two weeks
an email newsletter is sent out notifying subscribers of newly reported and newly
summarized cases.
COPYRIGHT
Institute for Information Law
The Institute for Information Law (IViR), directed by Professor Bernt Hugenholtz,
is part of the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam. The Institute is the
largest research facility in the field of information law in Europe. It employs
over 25 qualified researchers who actively study and report on a wide range of subjects
in the field of information law.
The activities of the Institute include:
- Research in the field of information law, initiated by the Institute or commissioned
by third parties, including the European Commission, the WIPO, UNESCO, and the Council
of Europe;
- Training of research assistants;
- Organizing conferences and symposia;
- Practical training (postgraduate courses, professional training, seminars); and
- Maintenance of a specialized library.
For more detailed information on the activities of IViR, see the website: www.ivir.nl/index-english.html.
Editors in chief
Bernt Hugenholtz
Professor Bernt Hugenholtz and Dr. Lucie Guibault are the editors in chief of the
Copyright service of Kluwer IP Cases.
Bernt Hugenholtz is Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director of the Institute
for Information Law (IViR). In 1989 he received his doctor's degree cum laude
from the University of Amsterdam, where he defended his thesis on copyright protection
of works of facts. He has written numerous books, studies and articles on a variety
of topics involving copyright, information technology, new media and the Internet.
Lucie Guibault
Lucie Guibault is senior researcher in copyright and intellectual property law at
IViR. Born and raised in Canada, she studied law at the Université de Montréal and
received her doctorate in 2002 from the University of Amsterdam, where she defended
her thesis on copyright limitations and contracts. She is specialized in international
and comparative copyright and intellectual property law, and takes part in national
and international conferences.
Editors
Marcel Dellebeke and Brenda van der Wal are the editors of the Copyright service
of Kluwer IP Cases. Brenda van der Wal has edited the landmark cases from 1980-2006,
Marcel Dellebeke is the editor of the recent decisions in the database.
Marcel Dellebeke
Marcel Dellebeke studied, inter alia, Dutch civil law and notarial law at the University
of Leiden and intellectual property law at Emory University (Atlanta, USA). After
graduating he has worked for the IViR as a researcher (1994-1999), as editor of
publications like Mediaforum, IRIS and the Omroep & Commercie-series.
He also was attorney-at-law (1997-2001) and senior PhD-researcher at the Tilburg
Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT, Tilburg University, 2000-2006).
He also writes legal opinions on advertising and sponsorship rules for the Dutch
media authority (Commissaraat voor de Media) since 1994.
Brenda van der Wal
Brenda van der Wal graduated in Dutch Law from the University of Amsterdam in 2006
(LL.M.), having specialised in intellectual property law. She worked at IViR for
one and a half year, the first six months as an intern, the last year as a junior
researcher working on Creative Commons and government information and as the editor
of the Kluwer EU Copyright Cases. Since September 2007 she is a legislative lawyer
for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Patents
Brinkhof
Brinkhof is a law firm specialized in all legal fields concerning innovations. Brinkhof
focuses on Patents, Life Sciences, IT & Communications. Brinkhof's experience
and critical mass in the field of patent litigation make for a combination unmatched
in the Netherlands. Brinkhof's patent practice covers national and cross-border
infringement and revocation proceedings before the courts of The Hague, often involving
the coordination of parallel foreign proceedings, and oppositions before the European
Patent Office. For more detailed information on the activities of Brinkhof, please
check our website: www.brinkhof.com
or send an email to info@brinkhof.com.
Editor in chief
Peter Burgers
Peter Burgers specializes in patent and technical know-how litigation with a focus
on biotechnological inventions and technology joint ventures in an international
setting. Peter studied molecular biology and law at the University of Amsterdam.
He participates in the patent chapter of a well-known loose-leaf IP practioner's
textbook and is a member of AIPPI and EPLAW.
Editors
Marjanka Vermunt
Marjanka Vermunt is a lawyer at Brinkhof specialized in intellectual property law.
She graduated cum laude from the University of Amsterdam with a focus on intellectual
property law in 2001. She subsequently obtained an LL.M. degree at New York University
focusing on patent, trademark and copyright law. Marjanka started her career as
a lawyer in 2002.
Rik Lambers
Rik Lambers is a lawyer at Brinkhof, specialized in intellectual property and communications law. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a focus on Information Law in 2004. Before joining Brinkhof in 2005 he worked at the Institute for Information Law as project researcher on the regulation of copyright and the internet through technology.
Correspondents
Copyright
Austria:
Anderl Axel, Head of IT/IP and Media Department, Dorda Brugger Jordis, Rechtsanwälte,
Vienna
Email: axel.anderl@dbj.at
Website: www.dbj.at
Belgium:
Alexandre Cruquenaire, Research Centre on IT and Law (CRID), University of Namur, attorney at elegis (Namur) and Philippe Laurent, Research Centre on IT and Law (CRID), University of Namur, attorney at Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch and Partners (MVVP), Brussels
Bulgaria:
Plamena Nikolaeva, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., Sofia
Email: plamena.nikolaeva@dpc.bg
Website: www.dpc.bg
Czech Republic:
Tomáš Dobřichovský, Institute of Copyright, Industrial Property
Rights and Competition Law of the Law Faculty of Charles University, Kříž & Bĕlina Law Firm, Prague
Denmark:
Maria Fredenslund, Johan Schlüter, Copenhagen
Email: maf@jslaw.dk
Estonia: Elise Vasamäe, Aavik & Partners Law Office, Tallinn &
Heiki Pisuke, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu
Email: elise.vasamae@aaviklaw.ee
Website: www.aaviklaw.ee
Europe (ECJ):
Katerina Maniadaki, PhD candidate, King's College London
Finland:
Marja-Leena Mansala, IPR University Center, Helsinki
France:
Catherine Jasserand, University of Versailles-Saint
Quentin
Email: katitxu@yahoo.com
Website: www2.uvsq.fr
Germany:
Till Kreutzer, i.e. - Büro für informationsrechtliche Expertise,
Hamburg
Email: t.kreutzer@ie-online.dem
Website: www.ie-online.de
Greece:
Tatiana Eleni Sinodinou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Website: www.tatianasinodinou.eu
Hungary:
Péter Benjamin Tóth, Society Artisjus Hungarian Bureau for
the Protection of Authors' Rights, Budapest
Email: ptoth@artisjus.com
Website: www.artisjus.hu
Ireland:
Ian Ó Maolchraoibhe, Researcher, School of law, National University of Ireland, Galway
Email: i.omaolchraoibhe1@nuigalway.ie
Website: www.nuigalway.ie/law
Italy:
Francesco Spreafico, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Milan
Email: f.spreafico@yahoo.com
Latvia:
Inga Kvesko, Independent researcher
Lithuania:
Mindaugas Kiskis, Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir partneriai
LAWIN, Vilnius
Malta:
Jeanine Rizzo, Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Valletta
Email: jeanine.rizzo@fenlex.com
Website: www.fenechlaw.com
Netherlands:
Marcel Dellebeke & Lucie Guibault, Institute for Information
Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam
Website: www.ivir.nl
Norway:
Thomas Rieber-Mohn, Norwegian Research Center for Computers
and Law, University of Oslo
Poland:
Marcin Ożóg, European Centre for Comparative Commercial and Company Law, Kraków
Email: ozog@c-law.org
Website: www.c-law.org
Portugal:
Alexandre Pereira, Law Faculty of Coimbra University
Romania:
Răzvan Dincă, University of Bucharest, STOICA &
Asociaţii - Attorneys at Law, Bucharest
Slovakia:
Martin Guttmann, Rott, Růžička & Guttmann Patent, Trademark and Law Office, Bratislava
Email: mg@rrg.sk
Website: www.rrg.sk
Slovenia:
Maja Bogataj Jančič, Intellectual Property Institute
(IPI), Ljubljana
Spain:
Raquel Xalabarder, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya &
Ramon Casas, Universitat de Barcelona
Sweden:
Johan Axhamn, Department of Law, Stockholm University
Email: johan.axhamn@juridicum.su.se
Switzerland:
Urs Gasser & Richard Stäuber, Research Center for
Information Law, University of St. Gallen
UK:
Isabella Alexander, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information
Law, Cambridge
Patents
Austria:
Christian Gassauer-Fleissner, Dominik Göbel, Gassauer-Fleissner
Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna
Email: c.gassauer@gassauer.at
Website: www.gassauer.at
Belgium:
Florence Verhoestraete, Christel Brion, NautaDutilh, Brussels
Email: Florence.Verhoestraete@nautadutilh.com
Website: www.nautadutilh.com
Bulgaria:
Ivan Marinov, Delchev & Partners, Sofia
Email: office@delchev-lawfirm.com
Website: www.delchev-lawfirm.com
Croatia:
andrej Matijevich & Tamiko Franklin, Matijevich Law Offices, Zagreb
Cyprus:
Achilleas Demetriades, Lellos P. Demetriades Law Office, Nicosia
Email: info@ldlaw.com.cy
Website: www.ldlaw.com.cy
Czech Republic:
Michal Havlík, Associated Law Offices Všetečka Zelený Švorčík Kalenský and Partners, Prague
Email: office@sak-alo.cz
Website: www.sak-alo.cz
Denmark:
Peter-Ulrik Plesner, Sture Rygaard, Plesner Law Firm, Copenhagen
Email: plesner@plesner.com
Website: www.plesner.com
Estonia:
Aleksei Kelli, University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Tallinn
Email: Aleksei.Kelli@ut.ee
Website: www.iuridicum.ee
Finland:
Pia Hjelt, Christian Westerholm & Sampo Ylätalo, Borenius & Co Oy Ab, Helsinki
Email: mail@borenius.fi
Website: www.borenius.fi/en
France:
Bruno Weil, Weil & Associés, Paris
Email: info@weil-paris.fr
Website: www.weil-paris.fr
Germany:
Anja Lunze, Thomas Reimann, Tobias Hahn and Mirko Weinert, Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft, Düsseldorf
Email: anja.lunze@rokh-ip.com
Website: www.rokh-ip.com
Clemens Rübel, Martin Hohgardt and Wolfgang Bublak, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich/Düsseldorf
Email: info@bardehle.de
Website: www.bardehle.com
Hellenic Republic, Greece:
Panagiotis Drakopoulos & Sotirios Yanakakis, Drakopoulos
Law Firm, Athens
Email: info@drakopoulos-law.com
Website: www.drakopoulos-law.com
Hungary:
Gábor Faludi, Gusztáv Bacher, Szecskay Attorneys at Law, Budapest
Email: info@szecskay.com
Email: gabor.faludi@szecskay.com
Website: www.szecskay.com
Iceland:
Árni Vilhjálmsson, LOGOS legal services, Reykjavík
Email: logos@logos.is
Email: arni@logos.is
Website: en.logos.is
Ireland:
Rebecca O'Kelly, McCann Fitzgerald, Dublin
Email: akmc@mcf.ie
Email: inquiries@mccannfitzgerald.ie
Website: www.mccannfitzgerald.ie
Italy:
Mario Franzosi, Avvocati Associati Franzosi Dal Negro Pensato, Milan
Email: info@franzosi.com
Website: www.franzosi.com
Latvia:
Gatis Merzvinskis, Petersona Patents, Riga
Email: petpat@petpat.lv
Email: gatis@petpat.lv
Website: www.petpat.lv
Lithuania:
Mindaugas Kiskis, LAWIN, Vilnius
Email: vilnius@lawin.lt
Website: www.lawin.lt/en
Luxembourg:
Nicolas Decker, Decker & Braun, Luxembourg
Email: decker.braun@pt.lu
Website: www.decker-braun.lu
Netherlands:
Peter Burgers & Marjanka Vermunt, Brinkhof, Amsterdam
Email: info@brinkhof.com
Website: www.brinkhof.com/en
Poland:
Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska, Lovells, Warsaw
Email: krystyna.szczepanowska@lovells.com
Portugal:
Jaime Medeiros, Joana Mota Agostinho, Coelho Ribeiro e Associados,
Lisbon
Email: cra@cralaw.com
Website: www.cralaw.com
Romania:
Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Iustina Grigoriadis, Drakopoulos Law Firm,
Bucharest
Email: info@drakopoulos-law.com
Website: www.drakopoulos-law.com
Slovenia:
Maja Bogataj Jančič, Intellectual Property Institute
(IPI), Ljubljana
Slovakia:
Zuzana Adamová, Itellectual Property Law Institute, Trnava University, Trnava
Email: institut@ip.mpg.de
Website: www.ip.mpg.de
Spain:
Miquel Montañá, Clifford Chance, Barcelona
Email: miquel.montana@cliffordchance.com
Email: info@cliffordchance.com
Website: www.cliffordchance.com
Sweden:
Giovanni Gozzo, Bird & Bird, Stockholm
Email: gg@gozzo.se
Website: www.gozzo.se
Switzerland:
Werner Stieger, Homburger, Zürich
Email: werner.stieger@homburger.ch
Email: lawyers@homburger.ch
Website: www.homburger.ch
Turkey:
Mehmet Gün, Gün Avukatlik Bürosu - Mehmet Gün & Partners, Istanbul
Email: gun@gun.av.tr
Website: www.gun.av.tr
United Kingdom:
Philip Westmacott, Robert Burrows, Brian Cordery & Sam Tuxford, Bristows, London
Email: info@bristows.com
Website: www.bristows.com
EPO Chemical Engineering:
Petri van Someren, Annemieke Manten, Marcel van
Kooij, Arnold & Siedsma, Amsterdam/Nijmegen
Email: pvansomeren@arnold-siedsma.nl
Email: amanten@arnold-siedsma.nl
Email: avankooij@arnold-siedsma.nl
EPO Biotechnology:
Mark Einerhand, Vereenigde, Amersfoort
Email: m.einerhand@vereenigde.nl
EPO Mechanical Engineering:
Herman Witmans, Lars de Haas, Vereenigde, Arnhem/The
Hague
Email: h.witmans@vereenigde.nl
Email: l.dehaas@vereenigde.nl
EPO Electrical Engineering:
Ferry van Looijengoed, Erik Visscher, De Vries
& Metman, Amsterdam
Email: f.vanLooijengoed@dvme.nl
Email: E.Visscher@dvme.nl
