Activities of Regina BASTOS related to 2011/0135(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council entrusting the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with certain tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights, including the assembling of public and private sector representatives as a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The constant rise of infringements of intellectual property rights constitutes a genuine threat not only to the Union economy, but also to the health and safety of Union consumers. Therefore, effective, immediate and coordinated actions at European and global levels are needed to successfully combat this phenomenon, and efforts should be intensified in sectors that are sensitive from the health and safety point of view, especially where medicines and foodstuffs are concerned.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Commission, in conjunction with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and the Member States, should carry out an in-depth analysis of the consequences that intellectual property infringements entail for companies and small and medium sized enterprises in particular, with a view to determining the solutions best suited to their specific needs.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) To facilitate and rationalise access to all necessary information concerning infringements of intellectual property rights, Member States should make use of the single points of contact established under the Services Directive.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The European Parliament, in its Resolution of 22 September 2010 on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market, called on the Member States and the Commission to extend the cooperation between the Office and national intellectual property offices to also include the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights. It proposed in addition that the Observatory should carry out a detailed analysis of the problem of online data theft and put forward proposals for combating that problem.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To help European entrepreneurs enforce their intellectual property rights in third countries and to improve the measures taken by the authorities to prevent counterfeit products from entering the European market, close cooperation should be established between the OHIM and European External Action Service.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) raising citizens’ awareness of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights by continuing and intensifying awareness campaigns on the risks that counterfeit products pose to consumer health and safety and on the adverse impact that counterfeiting and piracy have on the economy and society;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) assessing the measures provided for in Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights on the internal market, from the point of view both of the protection of rights and of its effects on consumer rights;