This book is an English translation of Sierd J. Schaafsma’s groundbreaking book, which appeared in Dutch in 2009 (now updated with the most significant case law and legislation). Key Features: • provides deep insight into the current state of affairs in international intellectual property law • extensive and groundbreaking analysis of the principle of national treatment in the Berne Convention and the Paris Convention • detailed and authoritative explanation of the intersection of the conflicts of law and intellectual property law
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Includes index.
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Foreword Introduction to Intellectual Property in the Conflict of Laws Part I: Genesis of the Principle of National Treatment 1. The birth of the principle of national treatment in copyright law 2. The Berne principle of national treatment: the genesis of the current Article 5(1) 3. The perfection of the Berne principle of national treatment: the genesis of the current Article 5(2) and (3) 4. The genesis of the principle of national treatment in the Paris Convention Part II: The Principle of National Treatment Today 5. The conflict-of-law rule in the principle of national treatment 6. The aliens-law rule in the principle of national treatment 7. The scope of the principle of national treatment 8. Reformulation and reform Bibliography Index