The principle of exhaustion of IP rights states that the legitimate holder of an industrial property right loses his absolute right with the first sale. The first sale made by the holder of an industrial property right, or by a legitimate licensee, has as a consequence that that good may freely circulate, and the legitimate IP holder may not oppose the successive acts of reselling. This traditional and classical principle, developed at the time of the “brick and mortar” economy, when goods and services were mainly tangible and sold and distributed through material and traditional channels, is becoming obsolete in the time of the Internet and of new technologies. In particular, are pointed out The Extraordinary Diffusion of the Internet, the dematerialization of goods and services, the dematerialization of distribution channels The article give an overview of the main facts and events related to the exhaustion of IP rights. (Chapter 18.1). Then the origins of the exhaustion principle are outlined (Chapter 3), thus summarizing the evolution of its concept from “parallel import” to exhaustion. Afterwards, a framework of the situation in various juridical systems was outlined. In particular, the principle of exhaustion in the EU Member States and outside the European Union is examined. The Oracle case is then analysed, as an emblematic decision that may be regarded as a turning point. The juridical problems arising from the Oracle case are then analysed. The particular nature of the “exhausted” good and the increasing importance of Electronic Commerce is examined. In the following chapter the theme is examined in the context of the cyberspace. Finally, the problems of on-line infringements of intellectual property rights are examined.

L’articolo tratta della teoria dell’esaurimento dei diritti di proprietà industriale. Il principio afferma che la prima vendita di un prodotto ha come conseguenza la libera circolazione del prodotto, cosicché il titolare dei diritti di proprietà industriale non può opporsi a successive vendite del prodotto stesso. La teoria comunitaria dell’esaurimento afferma che il titolare del diritto di proprietà industriale “perde” il diritto assoluto con la prima messa in commercio nel territorio dell’Unione. In altre parole, la prima messa in commercio di un bene nel territorio comunitario da parte del titolare di un diritto di proprietà industriale, o di un suo licenziatario, fa sì che quel bene possa liberamente circolare in Europa, senza che il titolare del diritto possa opporsi ai successivi atti di rivendita L’articolo esamina la crisi e l’obsolescenza del il principio dell’esaurimento – costruito in un epoca di commercio materiale (la c.d. brick and mortar economy – nell’era tecnologica. L’articolo illustra l’origine e l’evoluzione storica del principio (Cap. 3). In particolare ricostruisce I fattori di crisi: la diffusione di internet; la dematerializzazione di merci e servizi e dei canali distributivi; la crescente importanza del diritto d’autore e la sua stessa cisi. Particolare attenzione è data al caso “Oracle” e ai suoi effetti (EU Corte di Giustizia C-128/11 del 3 luglio 2012).

Franceschelli, V. (2016). International Report. In B. Kilpatrick, P. Kobel, P. Kellezi (a cura di), Compatibility of Transactional Resolutions of Antitrust Proceedings with Due Process and Fundamental Rights & Online Exhaustion of IP Rights (pp. 457-490). Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland [10.1007/978-3-319-27158-3_18].

International Report

Franceschelli, V
2016

Abstract

The principle of exhaustion of IP rights states that the legitimate holder of an industrial property right loses his absolute right with the first sale. The first sale made by the holder of an industrial property right, or by a legitimate licensee, has as a consequence that that good may freely circulate, and the legitimate IP holder may not oppose the successive acts of reselling. This traditional and classical principle, developed at the time of the “brick and mortar” economy, when goods and services were mainly tangible and sold and distributed through material and traditional channels, is becoming obsolete in the time of the Internet and of new technologies. In particular, are pointed out The Extraordinary Diffusion of the Internet, the dematerialization of goods and services, the dematerialization of distribution channels The article give an overview of the main facts and events related to the exhaustion of IP rights. (Chapter 18.1). Then the origins of the exhaustion principle are outlined (Chapter 3), thus summarizing the evolution of its concept from “parallel import” to exhaustion. Afterwards, a framework of the situation in various juridical systems was outlined. In particular, the principle of exhaustion in the EU Member States and outside the European Union is examined. The Oracle case is then analysed, as an emblematic decision that may be regarded as a turning point. The juridical problems arising from the Oracle case are then analysed. The particular nature of the “exhausted” good and the increasing importance of Electronic Commerce is examined. In the following chapter the theme is examined in the context of the cyberspace. Finally, the problems of on-line infringements of intellectual property rights are examined.
Capitolo o saggio
Industrial property, Principle of exhaustion of IP rights, Parallel Import, Dematerialization, Copyright, E-Commerce
Proprietà industriale, Principio di esaurimento, Importazioni parallele, Dematerializzazione, Diritto d'autore, Commercio elettronico
English
Compatibility of Transactional Resolutions of Antitrust Proceedings with Due Process and Fundamental Rights & Online Exhaustion of IP Rights
Kilpatrick, B; Kobel, P; Kellezi, P
9-giu-2016
2016
978-3-319-27157-6
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
457
490
Franceschelli, V. (2016). International Report. In B. Kilpatrick, P. Kobel, P. Kellezi (a cura di), Compatibility of Transactional Resolutions of Antitrust Proceedings with Due Process and Fundamental Rights & Online Exhaustion of IP Rights (pp. 457-490). Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland [10.1007/978-3-319-27158-3_18].
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