Activities of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2014/2206(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Intellectual property rights in third countries (A8-0161/2015 - Alessia Maria Mosca) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Strategy for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries PDF (168 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas intellectual property rights contribute to the development of innovation and creativity, whereas their protection is a key issue for the competitiveness of Europe and, accordingly, the EU needs a more ambitious strategy concerning the protection of intellectual property rights vis-à-vis its trading partners;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas one of the main features of intellectual property protection is the correct enforcement of existing laws and international commitments, including statutes on penalties;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the growing involvement of organised crime in IPR infringements has become a major issue; regrets that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention) still does not have a protocol onn anti- counterfeiting protocol;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the geographic indications and their protection are equally important as other types of intellectual property, and in that their recognition should be a central objecy ensure that products are traceable up to the tivme of the Commission when negotiating free trade agreementsconsumption and safeguard producer know-how;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that the Commission should ensure that geographic indications are recognised and genuinely protected when negotiating free-trade agreements with third countries, in particular with regard to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the responsibilities of intermediaries are underestimatedintermediaries should incur greater liability; would in this regard have welcomed a more sophisticated Strategy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support a constructive dialogue on access to medicines involving all relevant stakeholders and to find ways of facilitating access to medicines for the populations of the poorest countries unable to obtain the best treatments currently available;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that, while EU enterprises must be protected by preserving their capacity for innovation, it is necessary for medicine prices to be adapted to the economic level of the country in which they are sold, while account must also be taken of market distortions caused by the reselling of medicines in third countries;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission and Member States to uphold IPRs more effectively in all relevant multilateral organisations (the WTO, the World Health Organisation and the World Intellectual Property Organisation) and to work towards the inclusion in the WTO system of IPR- related international agreements that are not yet part of it, such as the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement and the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up customs cooperation within the Union and with third countries for the seizure of counterfeit goods and to simplify customs procedures;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate plus closely with third countries regarding copyright and licensing issues;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44c. Is convinced that better protection of intellectual property rights and effective implementation of related rules in third countries would be a strong incentive for investors from the European Union and elsewhere to invest, share new technological skills and update existing technologies;