Activities of Alajos MÉSZÁROS related to 2011/0135(COD)
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Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and protection of intellectual property rights (debate)
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on 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 PDF (416 KB) DOC (651 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sector, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights and the infringements of those rights, the development of best practices and strategies to protect intellectual property rights, and raising public awareness of the impacts of intellectual property rights infringements. Furthermore, the Office should fulfil additional tasks, such as to improve the understanding of the value of intellectual property rights, enhance the expertise of persons involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights by appropriate training measures, increase knowledge on techniques to prevent counterfeiting, and improve cooperation with third countries and international organisations. The Commission should be associated with the activities undertaken by the Office under this Regulation.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With regard to representatives of the private sector, the Office should involve, when assembling the Observatory in the context of its activities, a representative selection of the economic sectors most concerned by and most experienced in the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights, in particular representatives of authors and other creators, right holders and Internet service providers. Also, a proper representation of consumers and of small and medium -sized enterprises should be ensured.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation entrusts the Office for Harmonizsation in the Internal Market (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Office’) with certain tasks related to the protectionenforcement of intellectual property rights covered by Directive 2004/48/EC, with the aim of facilitating and supporting the activities of national authorities, the private sector and the Union institutions in the fight against infringements of those rights. In carrying out these tasks the Office shall regularly invite experts, authorities and stakeholders which will assemble under the name ‘European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy’(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Observatory’).
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) enhancing the knowledge on technical tools to prevent and combat counterfeiting and piracy, including tracking and tracing systemthe infringement of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Consumer organisations and small and medium -sized enterprises, authors, other creators and other relevant actors within the creative industries shall be properly represented.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Office shall invite one national representative from each Member State, and five representatives each from the European Parliament and the Commissioneach Member State to send at least one representative from its public administration to meetings of the Observatory. In that context, Member States shall ensure continuity in the Observatory's work.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When appropriate, the Office shall organise meetings consisting of: (a) representatives from the public administrations, bodies and organisations in the Member States, and (b) private sector representatives.