Part One: Jurisdiction 5
Ⅰ. The Proposed Hague Convention 5
The Hague Conference Project for a Global Convention on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement in Civil and Commercial Matters: An Update Andrea Schulz 5
Ⅱ. The MPI Proposal 21
Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - The General Structure of the MPI Proposal Annette Kur 21
Provisional Measures and Multiple Defendants in the MPI Proposal Marcus Norrgard 35
Contractual Jurisdiction Clauses and Intellectual Property Alexander Peukert 55
Ⅲ. Current Developments in Patent Law 87
The EPLA Project and the Forthcoming Community Patent System - A Model for IP in General? Jan Willems 87
The Relationship Between Regional （Patent） Judiciary Systems in Europe and International Conventions - Smooth Coexistence or Confusion? Stefan Luginbuehl 101
Part Two: Choice of Law 129
Ⅰ. General Principles 129
Choice of Law and Intellectual Property Richard Fentiman 129
Ⅱ. European Issues 151
The Proposed Rome Ⅱ Regulation: European Choice of Law in the Field of Intellectual Property Josef Drexl 151
Comments: The Rome Ⅱ Regulation Proposal and its Relation to the European Country-of-Origin Principle Matthias Leistner 177
Choice-of-Law Rules in the EU - Special Issues with Respect to Community Rights -Infringement of Community Trade Marks and Applicable Law Eike Schaper 201
Community Rights &Conflict of Laws: Community Trademark,Community Design, Community Patent - Applicable Law for Claims of Damages Axel Metzger 215
Ⅲ. International Issues 229
Recent Judgments in Japan on Intellectual Property Rights, Conflict of Laws and International Jurisdiction Toshiyuki Kono 229
Choice of Law in the Digital Environment - Problems and Possible Solutions Ansgar Ohly 241
The Joint Recommendation Concerning Protection of Marks,and Other Industrial Property Rights in Signs, on the Internet Johannes Christian Wichard 257
Who Decides on the Colours of Films on the Internet? Drafting of Choice-of-Law Rules for the Determination of Initial Ownership of Film Works vis-a-vis Global Acts of Exploitation on the Internet Dorothee Thum 265
Alternatives to the lex protectionis as the Choice-of-Law Rule for Initial Ownership of Copyright Mireille van Eechoud 289
Annex 308
Ⅰ.General Directions 308
Ⅱ.The MPI Proposal 309
Ⅲ.The Hague Conference Project 335
a） Draft Hague Jurisdiction Convention, 1999 335
b） Relevant Articles of the Summary of the Outcome of the Discussion in Commission I of the First Part of the Diplomatic Conference 6—20 June 2001 344
Ⅳ.The WIPOJoint Recommendation 348
Ⅴ.The Proposed Rome Ⅱ Regulation 354
Ⅵ.The Proposed Community PatentJudiciary 361