重构我国商标注册实质条件

商标注册的实质条件是商标法最重要的制度之一.我国商标注册实质条件的相关规定存在严重缺陷:过于分散,缺乏体系性;条款众多,缺乏逻辑性;用语不精炼,缺乏准确性;不同条款之间存在内在的矛盾,缺乏合理性等.然而,商标法修订草案未采取措施弥补这些缺陷.《商标法》第三次修改应正视这些问题,重构我国商标注册的实质条件.     

《著作权法》第三次修改是国情巨变的要求

为了应对时代的挑战和国情的巨变,著作权法第三次修改工作已经拉开序幕。要进一步推进著作权制度的改革和发展,就必须将之放在我国甚至全球政治、经济、文化等社会大环境和我国著作权司法发展大背景中来考量,秉承积极、稳妥、科学和理性态度,正确处理好技术进步导致的经济关系变革、市场经济的要求和文化发展等重要问题之间的关系,努力实现权利保护、作品传播和正当使用之间的协调和平衡。如此,方能构建起完善的著作权法律体系,培育国民对知识产权的普遍信仰。     

对我国《著作权法》修改的建议

加快《著作权法》修改工作是贯彻中央关于文化大发展大繁荣决定的重要举措,也是深入贯彻《国家知识产权战略纲要》和进一步完善我国著作权法律制度的现实需要。经济全球化、科技全球化带来的巨大影响,特别是进入网络信息时代对著作权法律制度提出了巨大的挑战,著作权司法实践中也出现大量亟待立法解决的问题。《著作权法》的修改应当立足我国国情,着眼文化大发展大繁荣,坚持科学的态度,突出重点和难点。     

大陆架外部边界规则研究

从大陆架外部边界规则的定义入手,通过对其中重要概念的释义,并结合相关国家的具体实践,全面阐述大陆架外部边界规则的具体内涵。认为现有规则十分详尽而系统,为沿海国划定自己大陆架的外部边界提供了一个很好的指引;如果沿海国要在具体适用大陆架外部边界规则的过程中最大化自己的大陆架范围,应该充分了解这些条款背后的地质地理学的概念,明确公约中提到的不同界线的位置,经过比较最终划定自己大陆架的外部边界。     

浅析执法释明在卫生监督和谐执法中的应用

执法释明是在执法过程中对与相对人实体和程序性权利、义务密切相关的内容开展专业、规范的释法说理工作,体现了正义、透明和效率的现代行政理念,是规范执法程序、拓展执法理念的有效手段,对卫生行政机关顺利开展执法活动,营造和谐稳定的监督执法环境具有重要意义。     

‘That wicked rule,that evil doctrine … ’: Reforming the Law on Disclosure in Insurance Contracts

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012, which abolishes the consumer assured's duty to volunteer information, heralds the first successful outcome of the English and Scottish Law Commissions current insurance contract law reform project. This paper outlines the defects of the common law duty of disclosure which the Law Commissions sought to address. It goes on to consider why previous legislative attempts failed, the self‐regulatory measures introduced by the insurance industry as a means of resisting earlier pressure for statutory intervention, and how that resistance broke down. Finally, it examines the scope of the 2012 reforms and the current consultation being undertaken in respect of the duty of disclosure in relation to business insurance. It concludes by assessing the significance of the statute in providing a necessary impetus for future insurance law reforms.     

A Tale of Two Debtors: Responding to the Shock of Over‐Indebtedness in France and England – a Story from the Trente Piteuses

England and France have developed distinct treatment systems to address the shock of a substantial increase in over‐indebted individuals since the mid‐1980s. In France, Over‐Indebtedness Commissions, with the Bank of France playing a central role in their management, now dominate the system. A more fragmented system of private and public providers of remedies developed in England, with innovation driven by private actors modifying existing commercial procedures and increased access to bankruptcy relief a side‐effect of government promotion of entrepreneurialism. This article explains the differences between these countries in terms of the influence of interest groups, including state actors, and ideologies. Historical contingency also plays a role. The distinct responses were not hard‐wired to legal origins and the article argues that analysis of the interaction of interest groups, state actors and ideology in shaping institutions, which in turn structure future change, provides a productive approach for future comparative research in this area.     

Data attack of the cybercriminal: Investigating the digital currency of cybercrime

It is increasingly argued that the primary motive of the cybercriminal and the major reason for the continued growth in cyber attacks is financial gain. In addition to the direct financial impact of cybercrime, it can also be argued that the digital data and the information it represents that can be communicated through the Internet, can have additional intrinsic value to the cybercriminal. In response to the perceived value and subsequent demand for illicit data, a sophisticated and self-sufficient underground digital economy has emerged. The aim of this paper is to extend the author’s earlier research that first introduced the concept of the Cybercrime Execution Stack by examining in detail the underlying data objectives of the cybercriminal. Both technical and non-technical law enforcement investigators need the ability to contextualise and structure the illicit activities of the cybercriminal, in order to communicate this understanding amongst the wider law enforcement community. By identifying the potential value of electronic data to the cybercriminal, and discussing this data in the context of data collection, data supply and distribution, and data use, demonstrates the relevance and advantages of utilising an objective data perspective when investigating cybercrime.     

知识产权保护中“两法衔接”机制研究

我国知识产权是双元保护体制,行政执法与刑事司法的有效衔接,有利于知识产权的保护。在知识产权"两法衔接"的实体问题方面,应完善移送标准的认定,正确计算侵权物品的案值,准确界定移送案由。在知识产权"两法衔接"的程序方面,应完善证据的转化规则,规范案件的审查期限,把握适当的移送时机,统一案件移送后的主管机构,强化检察机关的监督职能。     

论行政法领域的类推适用

成文法有其自身局限,其外延与内涵均无法避免缺陷。司法实践证明,行政法上的漏洞是客观存在的,以类推适用填补漏洞有其正当性。法律保留原则并未全面排斥行政法上的类推适用,基本权利保障原则更是要求行政法上的类推适用,行政法领域的类推适用不应绝对地否定。行政法上类推适用的范围受法律保留原则的拘束,在允许类推适用范围内,行政法领域的类推适用应具备其特定条件,并应从制度上予以规范和制约,以防止其滥用。