Abstract:The Lisbon Treaty introduced a more specific legal basis for the creation of European intellectual property rights. According to Art 118(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), measures for the creation of European intellectual property rights are to be established by the European Parliament and the Council acting under the ordinary legislative procedure. Art 118(2) TFEU, however, sets out a specific legal basis for the language arrangements for European intellectual property rights, … Show more
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