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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8390

31 January 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/intellectual property
Commission proposes Directive to bolster the fight against piracy and counterfeiting in EU

Brussels, 30/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The directive aims to establish common standards and punish fraud by carrying out "best practices in Member States". These common principles will only apply to infringements committed in the trade arena or infringements hat cause significant harm to right holders. They do not envisage measures that would be more favourable to...

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