域名与显著性标志的冲突

1998年3月12日,法国巴黎大审法院对一起域名与商标、公司名称相冲突的案件作出了裁决,确立了在先的商标、公司名称对于在后注册的域名的优势地位.在裁定中,法院对其所作决定的理由做了充分的阐述,这对于我们了解法国法院在处理类似案件方面的思路和方案很有意义,故在此作详细介绍.     

企业英文名称与域名的冲突及解决——兼评SOCIETE BIC与上海巴士弘轩工业贸易有限公司域名争议案

在我国,企业的中文名称需要登记使用,同时也受到法律保护,但是对企业的英文名称的使用以及法律保护一直没有明确。在国际贸易中以及在互联网业务上,企业经常要使用一个固定的英文名称或其缩写,但是又极容易同国外的商号或商标构成相同或近似。对于一个主要经营范围是国际贸易及贸易代理的企业,     

Corporate Ownership and Control in the UK: The Tax Dimension

While generally the impact tax has on patterns of corporate ownership and control has received little attention in the relevant academic literature, this paper argues that tax is potentially an important determinant of ownership patterns in large companies. The paper focuses on historical developments in Britain, where an 'outsider/arm's-length' system of corporate governance took shape during the twentieth century and became fully entrenched by the end of the 1970s. Taxes imposed on corporate profits, taxation of managerial and investment income and inheritance taxes help to explain why during this period blockholders sought to exit and why there was sufficient demand for shares among investors to permit ownership to separate from control.     

The Chronicles of Electronic Commerce: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy

Reverse Domain Name Hijacking is a unique concept under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy. Its main purpose is to protect domain name registrants against unjustified claims of overreaching trademark rights by allowing domain name registrants, in some limited circumstances to retort against trademark owners.     

The Lost Mural of Bruno Schulz: A Critical Legal Perspective on Control, Access to and Ownership of Art

When a forgotten mural painted by the Jewish-Polish artist Bruno Schulz was rediscovered in 2001 a string of legal issues were unravelled. Who could rightfully claim ownership to this work of art? Was it the Holocaust museum Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, because Schulz was a Jew killed by the Nazis, and because it is a museum that has the means, experience and know-how to restore and preserve the work properly? Or Ukraine on whose sovereign soil it had been found? Or Poland whose citizen Schulz had been? When five fragments of the newly discovered mural, which had already been restored to a certain extent by Polish conservationists, were taken to Israel by Yad Vashem representatives it resulted in political outrage. The incident illustrates how certain artistic works fall through the cracks in the law especially when it comes to the multi-faceted needs of the artworks in a globalised world. This article illustrates the weaknesses in various legislations dealing with ownership and access to art, mainly intellectual property law. It is argued that current regulation is sometimes ineffectual and must be discussed in order to cater for all the various aspects and needs of art and the public interest in it.     

Constitutional Reform, the Lord Chancellor, and Human Rights: The Battle of Form and Substance

This article examines the impact of the Human Rights Act on the government's constitutional proposals for reform of the role of the Lord Chancellor and the appointment of the judiciary. It also looks at the uncertain acceptance of a 'human rights' culture by the department charged with lead responsibility for its implementation. It concludes that the government went further than was required in reforming the role of the Lord Chancellor. As a consequence, considerable - and possibly undue – weight now hangs on the enlarged role of the Lord Chief Justice. Meanwhile, the Department of Constitutional Affairs and its ministers have rejected the 'rule of law' brief of the Lord Chancellor without clarity as to where such responsibilities might now be adequately located within government.     

浅析UDRP规则下被投诉的代理商对系争域名的权益

打击域名恶意抢注行为,保护商业标志权利人的合法权益是《统一域名争议解决政策》（UDRP）的宗旨,同时《统一域名争议解决政策》也确立了代理商对系争域名的权益。从被投诉的代理商对系争域名权益的性质和构成要件等两方面对代理商的权益进行了探讨,并基于对域名特性的理解,指出了我国域名争议仲裁实践中的一些不足。     

中、美、英商标与域名争议解决办法比较研究

因特网的商业化和电子商务的迅猛发展使得商业机构在因特网上的存在非常重要。注册域名是实现这一目标的最有效办法之一,因为这样可以在商务活动中把商标识别与网络世界有机的结合起来。然而,域名的使用会产生法律和商业上的问题。其中之一是一方注册一域名,将域名卖给商标的合法拥有人而获利。目前,在缺乏一个被广泛接受的争端解决机制的情况下,域名争端的处理大体上具有地域性特点。然而,由于因特网的全球特性,域名争端已经超越了任意一个特定意义上的地理区域。本文比较了域名与商标争议在中、美、英的处理原则。这种比较重点集中在法规分析,以发现在这三种司法制度下解决方式的利弊。本文对今后的发展趋势进行了讨论并向中国的立法机关、商标和域名拥有者提出了相应的建议。     

科技与经济相结合的机制要靠法律保障——法国、荷兰科技法律制度考察的启示

2004年9月,我随科技部组织的中国科技法律制度考察团,赴法国和荷兰考察了两国的科技立法的情况。考察团先后访问了法国政府研究与新技术部、科技创新署、原子能委员会和Genople生物医药科技园区;荷兰政府教育科学文化部、经济部和皇家科学院等单位。考察团在与两国政府官员、科研机构和科技企业的接触中,了解了科技立法及法律实施的情况;更感受到:为了推动科技进步和技术创新,两国政府在促进科技和经济结合的机制上运用了法律手段,对其产学研组织和科技人员从事创新活动给予了保障;这一举措,是值得我国加以学习和借鉴的。一、法国和荷兰的…     

Responses to Salduz: Procedural Tradition,Change and the Need for Effective Defence

This article examines the responses of national courts to the ECtHR's decision in Salduz v Turkey that suspects be provided with access to a lawyer before they are first interrogated by the police. It argues that harmonious application of human rights standards in criminal proceedings should build upon common values underpinning the procedural traditions of member states. ECtHR success in gaining acceptance for the principle of access to a lawyer during police interrogation, anchoring it in the privilege against incrimination, is contrasted with resistance towards giving the defence any active role during criminal investigations. It is argued that this resistance can be overcome by an appeal to safeguards that have long dominated the trial process. As the investigation phase increasingly determines the outcome of criminal proceedings, standards of fairness traditionally reserved for the trial process should be applied also to this phase in order to provide suspects with an effective defence.     

The Duty of States to Assist Other States in Need: Ethics, Human Rights, and International Law

In this article, Gostin and Archer explore the varied lenses through which governments are obligated to address humanitarian needs. States'responsibilities to help others derive from domestic law, political commitments, ethical values, national interests, and international law. What is needed, however, is clarity and detailed standards so that States can operationalize this responsibility, making it real for developing countries. Transnational cooperation needs to be more effective and consistent to provide assistance for the world's poorest and least healthy people.     

我国人事争议仲裁制度建设的回顾、问题和前景

人事争议仲裁制度是具有中国特色的一种权益救济制度。人事争议仲裁制度的发展经历了起步、发展和完善三个阶段,现仍然存在着人事争议仲裁为行政裁决的认识问题以及适用法规层位低、基础理论研究薄弱、受案范围混乱、机构和人员配置不尽合理等实践问题。在完善人事争议仲裁制度成为共识后,完善模式的选择需要比较研究。     

论版权、公共领域与文化多样性的关系

版权与公共领域作为版权法体系下重要的两极,二者相互哺育、互为滋养.公共领域哺育了版权作品的诞生,版权对公共领域也具有重要的反哺意义.通过独有的生产性功能和保证作品开放,以及通过促进作者分工与竞争和吸引创作投资等,版权在促进作者创作独立的同时,也促进了人类文化的多元化发展.现有作品集合越丰富,知识形式越发达,由潜在部分通过时间变迁而来的公共领域就会越繁荣多元.因此,版权、公共领域与文化多样性的价值目标是完全一致的.文化的多元化发展不仅是宪政价值的基本要求,也是人类仰赖过往文化滋养通向文明繁荣彼岸的必然所需.在未来我国版权立法时应注意在版权授权与公共领域的保留之间坚守适度的平衡,如此,版权法才能以一种有机复合的方式促进我们的文化可持续地向前拓展.