All Outputs (49)

Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2 (2009)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2009). Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2. International Energy Law Review, 2009(5-6),

It has now almost become trite to say that global warming is one of the most pressing problems we are facing. Very few would also now deny that the cause of this greenhouse effect and the correlated climate change is man. What has not been much note... Read More about Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2.

Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century (2009)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2009). Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 40(3),

The question this article addresses is whether patent law is the appropriate forum to ban polluting inventions, especially those that emit greenhouse gases. To answer this question, the paper scrutinises the functions and justifications for patent la... Read More about Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century.

Does the Directive on the re-use of public sector information affect the State’s database sui generis right? (2008)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2008). Does the Directive on the re-use of public sector information affect the State’s database sui generis right?. In J.-L. Gaster, E. Schweighofer, & P. P. Sint (Eds.), KnowRight 2008: knowledge rights - legal, societal and related technological aspects. Oesterreichische Computer Gesellschaft

Of maps, Crown copyright, research and the environment (2008)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2008). Of maps, Crown copyright, research and the environment. European Intellectual Property Review, 30(4),

Intellectual property rights and human rights: coinciding and cooperating. (2008)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2008). Intellectual property rights and human rights: coinciding and cooperating. In P. Torremans (Ed.), Intellectual property rights and human rights: enhanced edition of Copyright and human rights. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

French Supreme Court rules fashion shows protected by copyright – what about the UK? (2008)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2008). French Supreme Court rules fashion shows protected by copyright – what about the UK?. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 3(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpn045

Flashing Badge v Groves: a step forward in the clarification of the copyright/design interface (2008)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2008). Flashing Badge v Groves: a step forward in the clarification of the copyright/design interface. European Intellectual Property Review, 30(6),

Intellectual property rights and global warming (2008)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2008). Intellectual property rights and global warming

The issue of global warming is everywhere. Not only does the topic fill the pages and screens of all media, e.g. newspapers and reviews or films , it also regularly and increasingly occupies private companies , economists , lawyers , scientists and... Read More about Intellectual property rights and global warming.

Copyright contracts, public policy and antitrust. A. Introduction: can adhesion contracts override copyright limits? (2007)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2007). Copyright contracts, public policy and antitrust. A. Introduction: can adhesion contracts override copyright limits?. In C. Heath, & K.-C. Liu (Eds.), Copyright law and the information society in Asia. Hart

Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données (2007)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2007). Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données. Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique, 4(65),

Dans de nombreux secteurs de l’économie et dans notre vie de tous les jours, les bases de données ont une importance capitale. Tant les entreprises privées dans les domaines scientifiques, financiers, juridiques, du voyage et du divertissement pour n... Read More about Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données.

Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases (2007)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2007). Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 38(3),

When the database sui generis right (“database right”) was enacted in 1996, many voices rose to criticise it vehemently. According to some, it would create an unprecedented intellectual property right on information, the latter being traditionally o... Read More about Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases.

Can and should misappropriation also protect databases? A comparative approach (2007)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2007). Can and should misappropriation also protect databases? A comparative approach. In P. Torremans (Ed.), Copyright law: a handbook of contemporary research. Edward Elgar

Exploitation of databases, intellectual property, competition law and the sport industry: a missed goal? (2007)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2007). Exploitation of databases, intellectual property, competition law and the sport industry: a missed goal?. In B. Bogusz, A. Cygan, & E. Szyszczak (Eds.), The regulation of sport in the European Union. Edward Elgar

Database sui generis right: the need to take the public’s right to information and freedom of expression into account (2007)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2007). Database sui generis right: the need to take the public’s right to information and freedom of expression into account. In F. Macmillan (Ed.), New directions in copyright law. Edward Elgar

One in the nose for Bellure: French appellate court confirms that perfumes are copyright protected (2006)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2006). One in the nose for Bellure: French appellate court confirms that perfumes are copyright protected. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 1(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpl048

The Cour d'appel de Paris has held that a fragrance could be protected by copyright, as long as it fulfils the requirement of originality.

ECJ clarifies collecting societies’ rights in relation to the cable retransmission right but leaves some questions unanswered (2006)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E., & Strowel, A. (2006). ECJ clarifies collecting societies’ rights in relation to the cable retransmission right but leaves some questions unanswered. Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 1(12), https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpl147

The Belgian Copyright Act finally revamped with the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29): the good, the bad and the ugly (2005)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2005). The Belgian Copyright Act finally revamped with the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29): the good, the bad and the ugly

On 22 May 2005, exactly two and a half years too late according to the maximum implementation deadline, Belgium finally implemented Directive 2001/29 on copyright and related rights in the information society (“the Directive”). The act was published... Read More about The Belgian Copyright Act finally revamped with the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29): the good, the bad and the ugly.

The ECJ interprets the database sui generis right for the first time (2005)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2005). The ECJ interprets the database sui generis right for the first time. European Law Review, 30,

An economic analysis of the contractual protection of databases (2005)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2005). An economic analysis of the contractual protection of databases

Databases sui generis right: what is a substantial investment? A tentative definition (2005)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2005). Databases sui generis right: what is a substantial investment? A tentative definition. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 36(1),

This article reviews the national case law and summarises the views of commentators relating to the concept of substantial investment. This the requirement for a database to be protected by the European sui generis right. The discussion shows that th... Read More about Databases sui generis right: what is a substantial investment? A tentative definition.