Intellectual Property Issues in E-Commerce

Intellectual Property Issues in E-Commerce and the Electronic Commerce

On 26 and 27 October 2004, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs co-hosted an “International Conference on the Legal Aspects of an E-Commerce Transaction” in The Hague (The Netherlands). During the session entitled “The pre-contractual phase”, issues such as advertising, competition, and the infringement of intellectual property rights on the Internet were discussed. “The contractual phase” focused on the negotiation and conclusion of the contract, its formal and substantive validity, as well as choice of court and choice of law clauses. The session on “The performance phase” covered two separate aspects: the delivery of goods or services and online performance on the one hand, and electronic payment and taxes on the other hand. During “The post-contractual phase and dispute resolution” session, issues such as data protection, confidentiality, spam, and product and service liability were discussed. In addition, presentations covering a case-study on online dispute resolution and the preliminary draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Clauses were also made.

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See Also

• Click Fraud
• Copyright
• Cybercrime
• Cybersquatting
• E-Commerce Law
• Internet Advertising
• Internet Contracts
• Internet Defamation