Sui Generis Right

Sui generis right in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, sui generis right is: a type of intellectual property protection used often as a form of copyright protection. The entries on trade policy are here. It treats the matter to be protected as unique and requiring specific protection on that basis. Sui generis protection is used especially for computer software and related subject matter. The entries on trade policy are here. An example of its use is the directive issued by the European Community in 1996 concerning the legal protection of databases. The entries on trade policy in the Encyclopedia are here. Under this directive, producers of databases who can show that they have made a substantial investment in a database have the right to prevent acts of extraction or reutilization of the whole or a substantial part of the database. See also lay-out design of integrated circuits and plant breeders’ rights.[1]

Sui generis rightin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Sui generis right” entry (OAS)

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