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Focuses on the current law relating to the protection of registered trademarks and certain related rights. This includes registered trade marks, well-known trade marks, certification marks, collective marks, protested geographical origin indicators, international conventions, and passing off. There is clear explanation of the underlying principles and concepts with a breakdown of procedural matters, thereby helping to tie the different areas together. Individual topics covered include: Kit-Kat - when can 3D shape marks benefit from 'acquired distinctiveness'? Whether colours may form part of 3D shape marks - Louboutin Infringement by 'wrong way round' confusion Limitations on the own-name defence Calculation of damages, and the availability of blocking injunctions
A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off, 4th edition focuses on the current law relating to the protection of registered trademarks and certain related rights including registered trade marks, well-known trade marks, certification marks, collective marks, protested geographical origin indicators, international conventions, and Passing off. There is clear explanation of the underlying principles and concepts with a breakdown of procedural matters, thereby helping to tie the different areas together. Includes the following case law: Illustrative cases such as Lush, Scrabble, Starbucks, Glee Club and Jack Wills; Cadbury and what it means for registering colours as trade marks; How to tackle survey evidence after Interflora; Greek yoghurt continuing the Vodkat line of passing-off cases; Specsavers - Europe's view on the effect of using elements not included in a trade mark registration. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. What is a trade mark? 3. Other kinds of mark; 4. Absolute grounds for refusal; 5. Relative grounds for refusal of registration; 6. Classification; 7. UK procedure for the registration of a trade mark; 8. Application procedure before the OHIM; 9. International conventions; 10. Representation; 11. Invalidity; 12. Revocation; 13. Ownership of and dealings with trade marks; 14. Infringement; 15. Defences, disclaimers and limitation; 16. Comparative and misleading advertising; 17. Remedies; 18. Groundless threats; 19. Criminal offences; 20. Passing off.
The second edition of this comprehensive text has been fully revised and expanded and includes chapters on the common law protection for trade marks rights and UK and EC competition law. These chapters incorporate the tort of passing off, rights and remedies under the Trade Descriptions Act, the Rules of the Advertising Standards Association, the Restrictive Trade Practices Act, the Competition Act and the Treaty of Rome. Expert analysis is given on all affected key issues such as registration, infringement, assignment and licensing, offering everything the busy trade mark specialist needs to know.
The International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science was published to widespread acclaim in 1996, and has become the major reference work in the field. This eagerly awaited new edition has been fully revised and updated to take full account of the many and radical changes which have taken place since the Encyclopedia was originally conceived. With nearly 600 entries, written by a global team of over 150 contributors, the subject matter ranges from mobile library services provided by camel and donkey transport to search engines, portals and the World Wide Web. The new edition retains the successful structure of the first with an alphabetical organization providing the basic framework of a coherent collection of connected entries. Conceptual entries explore and explicate all the major issues, theories and activities in information and library science, such as the economics of information and information management. A wholly new entry on information systems, and enhanced entries on the information professions and the information society, are key features of this new edition. Topical entries deal with more specific subjects, such as collections management and information services for ethnic minorities. New or completely revised entries include a group of entries on information law, and a collection of entries on the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Life Sciences is one of the most innovative and complex areas of law. It is currently undergoing a period of intense transformation, with companies facing an ever-increasing level of regulation as well as strict cost management in order to remain competitive and profitable. The latest in "A User's Guide to..." series it covers life sciences in relation to: - patents - copyright - trade marks; and - data protection The book covers UK law with references to significant EPO cases. A key part of the book is the coverage of case law. Case studies and detailed analysis of the key cases, eg the Kymab mouse case, the human genome sciences case, and the pregabalin case feature heavily helping to put this often complex area of law into context. Where appropriate and for comparison purposes, approaches of key foreign jurisdictions are summarised and for ease of use there are clearly signposted. A key text for practitioners specialising in life sciences and intellectual property in general and patents officers dealing with life sciences applications.
A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off, Third Edition addresses the law of trade marks from a practical viewpoint, covering acquisition, loss, exploitation and infringement of trade marks, and passing off. Breaking down the procedural matters as they relate to the filing, opposition, enforcement and revocation of trade marks, each of the topics is approached separately in order to maintain a user-friendly structure. Clear explanations of the underlying principles and concepts (for example, when is there a likelihood of confusion) help to tie the different areas together. This third edition provides an up-to-date analysis of a rapidly evolving area of law and includes coverage of: The UK's Trade Marks Act 1994; The EU's Community Trade Mark legislation; Recent cases such as: L'Oreal v Bellure, The Google France litigation, 'Vodkat', Interflora and Budvar; The protection of Olympic symbols. Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 What is a Trade Mark?; Chapter 3 Other kinds of mark - collective and certification marks; protected descriptions; Chapter 4 Absolute grounds for refusal; Chapter 5 Relative grounds for refusal of registration; trade mark functions; honest concurrent use; Chapter 6 Classification; Chapter 7 UK Procedure for the registration of a trade mark; Chapter 8 Application procedure before OHIM; Chapter 9 International conventions; Chapter 10 Representation; Chapter 11 Invalidity; Chapter 12 Revocation; Chapter 13 Ownership of and dealings with trade marks; Chapter 14 Infringement and parties to infringement actions; Chapter 15 Defences, disclaimers and limitations; Chapter 16 Comparative and misleading advertising and malicious falsehood; Chapter 17 Remedies; Chapter 18 Groundless threats; Chapter 19 Criminal offences; Chapter 20 Passing off; Chapter 21 Olympic symbols.
Trade in goods and services has historically resisted territorial confinement, but trademark protection remains territorial, albeit within an increasingly important framework of multilateral treaties. Trademark law therefore demands that practitioners, policy-makers and academics understand principles of international and comparative law. This handbook assists in that endeavour, with chapters describing and critically analyzing international and regional frameworks, and providing comparative perspectives on the substantive issues in trademark law and related fields, such as geographic indications, advertising law, and domain names. Chapters contrast common law and civil law approaches while focusing on the US and EU trademark systems in light of the role these systems have played in the development of trademark laws. Additionally, this handbook covers other jurisdictions, both common law and civil law, on the Asia-Pacific, African, and South American continents. This work should be read by anyone seeking a better understanding of trademark law around the world.
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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