Einschränkungen des Schutzlandprinzips

According to common understanding, and to Art. 8 of the Rome II Regulation, private international intellectual property law is governed by the lex loci protectionis. Thus with respect to the infringement of intellectual property rights the law of the country for which protection is sought has to be applied. However, this legal rule causes practical difficulties in the age of global media such as the internet. Frank Beckstein analyzes the principles of lex loci protectionis and of territoriality. He examines the possibilities of restricting the lex loci protectionis under current law, especially by the implementation of a de minimus rule. Furthermore, he discusses alternative choice of law rules for the infringement of intellectual property rights which might be applied de lege ferenda.