Balancing Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainability - Legal criteria for sustainable reuse, repair and refurbishment of IP-protected goods, and how to assess them
This thesis explores the intersection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and sustainability, particularly focusing on the repair, reuse, refurbishment, recycling, and upcycling of IP-protected goods. The lack of a defined legal framework specifically addressing the balance between IPRs and sustainable practices in the European Union forms the core of this investigation. The study proposes a fr
