This book is concerned with the law of trademarks and related signs, including company names, domain names, indications of geographical origin, work names, and other names. It consists of a series of comprehensive and practical reports from 14 of the world's most important economies - Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom - each detailing the present state of the law in that jurisdiction. For many multi-national companies, their knowledge of trademarks and signs has never been...