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IP Enforcement Directive

Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
32004L0048 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I Objective and scope

• Article 1 — Subject-matter
• Article 2 — Scope

Chapter II Measures, procedures and remedies

Section 1 General provisions

• Article 3 — General obligation
• Article 4 — Persons entitled to apply for the application of the measures, procedures and remedies
• Article 5 — Presumption of authorship or ownership

Section 2 Evidence

• Article 6 — Evidence
• Article 7 — Measures for preserving evidence

Section 3 Right of information

• Article 8 — Right of information

Section 4 Provisional and precautionary measures

• Article 9 — Provisional and precautionary measures

Section 5 Measures resulting from a decision on the merits of the case

• Article 10 — Corrective measures
• Article 11 — Injunctions
• Article 12 — Alternative measures

Section 6 Damages and legal costs

• Article 13 — Damages
• Article 14 — Legal costs

Section 7 Publicity measures

• Article 15 — Publication of judicial decisions

Chapter III Sanctions by Member States

• Article 16 — Sanctions by Member States

Chapter IV Codes of conduct and administrative cooperation

• Article 17 — Codes of conduct
• Article 18 — Assessment
• Article 19 — Exchange of information and correspondents

Chapter V Final provisions

• Article 20 — Implementation
• Article 21 — Entry into force
• Article 22 — Addressees