Intellectual property law has received a final and official dedication along with the conclusion of the Convention that led to the establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), signed on 14th July 1967, in Stockholm. Within the strategy of economic, social and cultural...

In European countries, copyright protection is provided independent of any formal performance. According to the Italian and the Romanian legal system, the protection of the authors’ interests is prioritary. The rights of authors on their intellectual creations are protected by law in most...

The EU enlargement to 27 countries, foreshadowed in the early 90s, has no precedent in history, representing a challenge both for Member States and for the candidate. This paper wants to research institutions of local autonomy and state sovereignty and mutual relations in the twelve Member...

Profound changes produced in the world by tilting the balance of power in favor of Western pole led to the design and construction of a new security architecture that reflects the new balance of power on regional, continental and global plane. Basically, we are witnessing a reconstruction of...

New plant breeds created or discovered or developed by a person, may be protected in terms of industrial property law, only by requesting / granting a plant breed patent. In these circumstances, the owner of the plant breed patent - breeder acquires an exclusive right of exploitation, throughout...

The free market represents the most efficient economic system, in resource allocation, trade groth and social development. A liberal economy is not based only on economic aspects, but includes all social phenomena of a nation. The free market depends on a proper framework, based on the rule of...

The existence of an international registration system of marks and the creation of a Community trade mark allows a holder to receive a much wider protection from a geographical scope. Harmonization in the context of trade marks is desirable, as it provides the skeleton on which trade marks...

“The denomination of origin” may be the name of a region, a specific place or country used to describe an agricultural or food product. "The geographical indication" may be the name of a region, a specific place or a country, used to describe an agricultural or food product. The indication...

In the context of development of the utilization techniques of a work or of those utilizations of a work that can be hardly monitored by the rights owners, the collective administration organizations are essential in the exploitation system of copyrights and related rights.Mandating the...

In the field of intellectual property and, especially, of industrial property, commercial counterfeiting of the trademark, patent etc.., is a major threat to world economy and it presents serious threats to consumer safety and health. Given the scale and the impact of this phenomenon, all...