Enforcement Directive
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (also known as "(IPR) Enforcement Directive" or "IPRED") is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the internal market provisions of the Treaty of Rome. The directive covers the remedies that are available in the civil courts, but not criminal offenses.
Under Article 3(1), Members States can be censured in the European Court of Justice if their civil procedures on the infringement of intellectual property rights are "unnecessarily complicated or costly, or entail unreasonable time-limits or unwarranted delays". Otherwise the Directive harmonizes the rules on standing, evidence, interlocutory measures, seizure and injunctions, damages and costs and judicial publication.
Read more about Enforcement Directive: Subject-matter and Scope, Evidence, Provisional and Precautionary Measures, Implementation, Criticism, Examples of Cases Wherein The Provisions of The Directive Have Been Applied