Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Review of Legislation on Enforcement - Sweden

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED IP/Q4/SWE/1 26 August 1998 (98-3315) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English REVIEW OF LEGISLATION ON ENFORCEMENT SWEDEN The present document reproduces the introductory statement made by the delegation of Sweden, the questions put to it and the responses given in the review of legislation on enforcement in the context of the Council's meeting of 17-21 November 1997. _______________ I. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Traditionally, Swedish intellectual property law has been based on the concept of clearly defined rights with equally clearly defined limitations and then, in each intellectual property law, provisions on sanctions for violations of those rights. The policy has always been to treat, as much as possible, the various intellectual property rights in a parallel way as far as sanctions and enforcement are concerned. In addition to compensation for damages, provisio