Full Description
A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off, fourth edition 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.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.Previous print edition ISBN: 9781845921569
Contents
ContentsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 What is a trade mark?Chapter 3 Other kinds of mark - collective and certification marks, and protected descriptionsChapter 4 Absolute grounds for refusalChapter 5 Relative grounds for refusal of registration; trade mark functions; honest concurrent useChapter 6 ClassificationChapter 7 UK Procedure for the registration of a trade markChapter 8 Application procedure before the OHIMChapter 9 International conventions - the Madrid SystemChapter 10 RepresentationChapter 11 InvalidityChapter 12 RevocationChapter 13 Ownership of and dealings with trade marksChapter 14 Infringement and parties to infringement actionsChapter 15 Defences, disclaimers and limitationChapter 16 Comparative and misleading advertising, and malicious falsehoodChapter 17 RemediesChapter 18 Groundless threatsChapter 19 Criminal offencesChapter 20 Passing offChapter 21 Olympic symbols
