1. Judicial Protection for IPR in Denmark Erling Vestergaard Chefkonsulent/Chief Legal Adviser Politik & Jura/Policy and Legal Affairs Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen/Danish Patent and Trademark Office Helgeshøj Allé 81 - DK-2630 Taastrup Direct phone no: +45 4350 8117 Main phone no: +45 4350 8000 Mobile: +45 2260 2547 E-mail: erl@dkpto.dk www.dkpto.dk www.dkpto.org www.stoppiraterne.dk

2. Content Chronology of Danish IP-enforcement initiatives New Danish IP-enforcement initiatives Priorities in Danish IP-prosecution Cooperation between government agencies - securing stronger prosecutions Danish Best Practice - Organizing cooperation between investigators and prosecutors EU-cooperation

3. Report on higher copyright sanctions Feb 2004 National prosecution co-ordination July 2006 Intergovernmental working group on piracy, final report, March 2008 Interdepart -mental network, Oct 2008 Copyright regulation, July 2004 Customs Task Force, Dec 2004 Intergovernmental working group on piracy, Jan 2007 Anti-counter- feiting website, Dec 2008 Chronology of Danish IP-enforcement initiatives New trademark regulation, Jan 2009

4. New Danish IP-enforcement initiatives Content of proposal of report March 2008 - Higher penal sanctions (6 years imprisonement) - Stronger interdepartemental co-operation: Interdepartemental network -Improved international co-operation -Tax officers control in country -Better exchange of information with private sector - Higher awareness with industry and consumers - Website www.stoppiraterne.dk

5. Priorities in Danish IP-prosecution - Public health - Safety issue - Organised crime - Economic impact

6. –Agreements of cooperation –Handling of the press –Exchange of information –Education –International coordination –Interdepartmental Network and homepage against counterfeiting www.stoppiraterne.dk Cooperation between government agencies - securing stronger prosecutions

7. –Prosecutor screening of all cases –Project organization in major cases –Pruning –Securing best result with use of minimum resources –Thinking out of the box - chasing assets – tax revenue – –Maintaining absolute impartiality –Changing attitudes in law enforcement Danish Best Practice - Organizing cooperation between investigators and prosecutors

8. –EUROPOL (and INTERPOL) –EUROJUST –DG MARKT – Observatory –DG TRADE – International cooperation –DG TAXUD – Customs control action plan –DG ENTERPRISE – helping industry and PTO’s EU-cooperation

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