Betekenis van:
punitive damages

punitive damages
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)

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    1. ‘loss’ shall not include punitive or exemplary damages.
    2. Punitive damages (i.e. damages intended to punish a party for its outrageous conduct) are specifically excluded.
    3. The aim is not to introduce an obligation to provide for punitive damages but to allow for compensation based on an objective criterion while taking account of the expenses incurred by the rightholder, such as the costs of identification and research.
    4. As an alternative, for example where it would be difficult to determine the amount of the actual prejudice suffered, the amount of the damages might be derived from elements such as the royalties or fees which would have been due if the infringer had requested authorisation to use the intellectual property right in question. The aim is not to introduce an obligation to provide for punitive damages but to allow for compensation based on an objective criterion while taking account of the expenses incurred by the rightholder, such as the costs of identification and research.