Common use of Existing Subject Matter Clause in Contracts

Existing Subject Matter. To the extent this Agreement requires a Party to increase its level of protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, it gives rise to obligations in respect of all subject matter existing at the date of application of this Agreement for the Party in question, and which is protected in the Party on the date the Agreement enters into force, or which meets or comes subsequently to meet the criteria for protection under the terms of this Agreement. This obligation is in addition to the obligation to implement fully the obligations of Article 18 of the Berne Convention (Paris text) with respect to all works, including sound recordings.

Existing Subject Matter. To the extent this Agreement requires a Party to increase its level of protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, it gives rise to obligations in respect of all subject matter existing at the date of application of this Agreement for the Party in question, and which is protected in the that Party on the date the Agreement enters into force, or which meets or comes subsequently to meet the criteria for protection under the terms of this Agreement. This obligation is in addition to the obligation to implement fully the obligations of Article 18 of the Berne Convention (Paris text) with respect to all works, including sound recordings.

Existing Subject Matter. To the extent this Agreement requires a Party to increase its level of protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, it gives rise to obligations in respect of all subject matter existing at the date of application of this Agreement for the Party in question, and which is protected in the that Party on the date the Agreement enters into force, or which meets or comes subsequently to meet the criteria for protection under the terms of this Agreement. This obligation is in addition to the obligation to implement fully the obligations of Article 18 of the Berne Convention (Paris text) with respect to all works, including sound recordingsrecording.