Are punitive damages allowed in Europe?

Bijdrage van Hidde Koenraad, Simmons & Simmons LLP. Punitieve schadeclaims bij inbreuk op communautaire kwekersrechten. Eerder gepubliceerd in FloraCulture International Magazine. ‘In order to create a deterrent for preventing infringements of plant variety rights, parties not uncommonly agree or claim that the infringer should pay double (or even higher) the amount of the licence fee payable for the licensed exploitation of the protected variety. In as far as such a double licence fee surpasses the actual loss of the injured party this may be regarded as punitive damages. It is questionable whether such an ‘infringer supplement’ is allowed under Community law.’
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