Theory and practice of intellectual property
№ 1 / 2019

ISSN (Print) 2308-0361
ISSN (Online) 2519-2744

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33731/12019.162749

Published      2019-02-28

Notion and boundaries of an objective form of expression of a work: analysis of European and Ukrainian approaches

Liubov Maidanyk
Ukraine

Abstract
In article the concept of an objective form of expression of a work in copyright law is analyzed in connection with the approaches of the European Union and Ukraine. On the basis of the analysis of judicial practice, the topical issues of the possibility of legal protection of works that are perceived not only by human sight and hearing, but also taste and olfactory receptors are considered. Perception and reproducibility are defined as the key elements of the objective form of the expression of a work in the copyright law of Ukraine. The inability of legal protection of the taste of a food product by copyright is conductedbased on the practice of the European Court of Justice. The preciseness and objectivity of perception are determined as the criteria of the form of expression of the work in the sense of the EU Court. The legal protection of the smell is carried out on the basis of the positive practice of the Danish Supreme Court in protecting the smell. A comparison is made with the position of the European Court of Justice regarding the protection of olfactory trademarks. It is concluded that the objective form of expression is revealed through precise and clear perception of a particular work.

Keywords: objective form of expression of a work, scent, taste, rulings of ECJ

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