Back Директива за правоприлагане Bulgarian Richtlinie 2004/48/EG (Schutz der Rechte an geistigem Eigentum) German Directive sur le respect des droits de propriété intellectuelle French Direttiva sul rispetto dei diritti di proprietà intellettuale Italian IPRED NB Директива 2004/48/EC Russian Civilrättsliga sanktionsdirektivet Swedish
| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Parliament & Council |
| Made under | Art. 95 |
| Journal reference | L157, 2004-04-30, pp. 32 – 36 L195, 2004-06-02, pp. 16 – 25 |
| History | |
| Date made | 2004-04-29 |
| Entry into force | 2004-05-20 |
| Implementation date | 2006-04-29 |
| Preparative texts | |
| EESC opinion | C32, 2004-02-05, p. 15 |
| Reports | |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | — |
| Amends | — |
| Amended by | — |
| Replaced by | — |
| Current legislation | |
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (also known as "(IPR) Enforcement Directive" or "IPRED") is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the Single Market provisions of the Treaty of Rome. The directive covers civil remedies only—not criminal ones.
Under Article 3(1), Member States can be censured in the European Court of Justice if their civil procedures on the infringement of intellectual property rights are "unnecessarily complicated or costly, or entail unreasonable time-limits or unwarranted delays". Otherwise the Directive harmonises the rules on standing, evidence, interlocutory measures, seizure and injunctions, damages and costs and judicial publication.