Volume 45· Number 6· September 2014

International ReviewofIntellectual Property and Competition Law

Published by the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munichwww.ip.mpg.de

EDITORlAL

Great Data, Nice Tale, but What's the Message? The OHIM/EPO Study on theEconomie Relevanee of IP-Intensive Industries in the EUA.Kur- D.Harhoff 617

ARTICLE5

The European Patent with Unitary Effect: Incentive to Dominate? •A Look Fromthe EU Competition Law ViewpointM.Malaga 621

Can Non-Copyrightable Works Be Protected Under Unfair Competition Law?The Japanese "North Korea" CaseH.Shiomi 648

Special Criteria ofTrade Mark Protection with Regard to Pharmaceutical Productsin the European Union Legal SystemJ.J. Sitko 658

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Volume 45· Number 6· September 2014

EDITORlAL

Great Data, Niee Tale, but What's the Message? The OHIM/EPO Study on the Economie

Relevance of IP-Intensive Industries in the EUA. Kur D. Harhoff 617

ARTICLES

The European Patent with Unitary Effect: Incentive to Dominate? • A Look From the EU

Competition Law ViewpointM. Malaga 621

Can Non-Copyrightable Works Be Protected Under Unfair Competition Law? The Japanese

"North Korea" CaseH. Shiomi 648

Special Criteria ofTrade Mark Protection with Regard to Pharmaceutieal Products

in the European Union Legal SystemJ.J.Sitko 658

OPINION

Declaration on Patent Protection • Regulatory Sovereignty under TRIPS

M. Lamping 679

DECISIONS. PATENT LAW

France"Allergy Treatment" • European Patent Convent ion, Art. 38 - Teva v.SepracorDecision of the Paris District Court (Tribunal de grande instance) .

6 October 2009 699

Germany"Dipeptidyl Peptidase Inhibitors"· Patent Act, Secs. 21 (2) No. 1, 34(4)Decision of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) .11 September 2013 - Case No. X ZB 8/12 700

Japan"IBM Japan"· Patent Act (old version), Sec. 35(iii) and (iv) - Xv. HGSTJapanDecision of the Tokyo District Court·30 October 2013 - Case No. 2011 (wa) 21757 707

DECISIONS· COPYRIGHT LAW

Argentina"Chinese Take-Away"· Copyright Law (No. 11.7Art. 172 - in re"P., L. et al;"Decision of the National Crimina I and Correctional28 October 2013 - Case No. CCC13630/20121CA2

Germany"Rapidshare 11I"• Copyright Act, Sec. 97; TelemlDecision of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgel15 August 2013 - Case No. I ZR 80/12 716

DECISION • COPYRIGHT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAl

Japan"Mitsurei 27" • Bern Convention for the ProtectArt. 3(1 )(i); Copyright Act, Sec. 6(iii), Civil CodelNihon TelebiDecision of the Supreme Court·8 December 2011 720

DECISION • TRADE MARK LAW

France"Christian Dior" • Intellectual Property Code, ADecision of the Supreme Court (Cour de cassation)2 February 2010 724

DECISION· UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW

Germany"Runes of Magie" • Act Against Unfair CompetilDecision of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesge17 July 2013 - Case No. I ZR 34/12 725

CASE NOTE

ArgentinaCase Note on "Chinese Take-Away" • CopyrightArt. 172 - in re"P., L. et al,"M. Marzetti 730

BOOK REVIEW

Wolfgang Fikentscher, PhiJipp Hacker and RupCulture, Competition and the Role of Law· SpiA.Ayal 734

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DECISIONS· COPYRIGHT LAW

Argentina"Chinese Take-Away"· Copyright Law (No. 11.723), Art. 71; Criminal Code,Art. 172 - in re"P., L. etaI."Decision of the National Crimina I and Correctional Court of Appeals (Sth Charnber)-28 October 2013 - Case No. CCC 13630/2012/CA2 711

Germany"Rapidshare lil" •Copyright Act, Sec. 97; Telemedia Act, Secs. 7(2), 10Decision of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) .15August 2013 - Case No.1 ZR 80/12 716

DECISION· COPYRIGHT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW

Japan"Mitsurei 27" •Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistie Works,Art.3(1)(i);Copyright Act, Sec. 6(iii), Civil Code, Sec. 709 - Chosen Yushutsu Nyusha et al. v.Nihon TelebiDecision of the Supreme Court·8 December 2011 720

DECISION • TRADE MARK LAW

France"Christian Dior" • Intellectual Property Code, Art. L.713-4 - Copad v. Christian Dior et al.Decision of the Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) .2 February 2010 724

DECISION· UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW

Germany"Runes of Magie"· Act Against Unfair Competition, Annex to Sec 3(3) No. 28Decision of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) .17July 2013 - Case No. I ZR 34/12 725

CASE NOTE

ArgentinaCaseNote on "Chinese Take-Away" •Copyright Law (No. 11.723), Art. 71; Criminal Code,Art. 172-inre"P., L. etal."M. Marzetti 730

BOOKREVIEW

Wolfgang Fikentscher, Philipp Hacker and Rupprecht Podszun: FairEconomy: Crises,Culture, Competition and the Role of Law •Springer Publishing, Heidelberg 2013A.Ayal 734