A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off

ISBN-13: 9781845921569 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 474 str.

Nicholas Caddick KC;Ben Longstaff

Opis

The third edition of this comprehensive text has been fully revised and expanded, and it addresses the law of trade marks in the UK 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 in the UK, each of the topics is approached separately in order to maintain a user-friendly structure. Clear explanations of the underlying principles and concepts help to tie the different areas together. The book provides an up-to-date analysis of a rapidly evolving area of law and includes: what is a trade mark? * other kinds of marks * collective and certification marks * protected descriptions * absolute grounds for refusal * relative grounds for refusal of registration * trade mark functions * honest concurrent use * classification * UK procedure for the registration of a trade mark * application procedure before the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market * international conventions * representation * invalidity * revocation * ownership of and dealings with trade marks * infringement and parties to infringement actions * defenses, disclaimers, and limitations * comparative and misleading advertising and malicious falsehood * remedies * groundless threats * criminal offenses * passing off * Olympic symbols.

Spis treści

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.