Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.4.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 94/37 |

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STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION

concerning Article 2 of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of intellectual property rights

(2005/295/EC)

Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights [(1)](#ntr1-L_2005094EN.01003701-E0001) states in Article 2(1) that the Directive applies to any infringement of intellectual property rights as provided for by Community law and/or by the national law of the Member State concerned.

The Commission considers that at least the following intellectual property rights are covered by the scope of the Directive:

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| — | copyright, |

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| — | rights related to copyright, |

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| — | sui generis right of a database maker, |

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| — | rights of the creator of the topographies of a semiconductor product, |

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| — | trademark rights, |

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| — | design rights, |

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| — | patent rights, including rights derived from supplementary protection certificates, |

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| — | geographical indications, |

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| — | utility model rights, |

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| — | plant variety rights, |

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| — | trade names, in so far as these are protected as exclusive property rights in the national law concerned. |

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