Certification and Collective Marks

Certification and Collective Marks
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781785368806
ISBN-13 : 178536880X
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Certification and Collective Marks by : Jeffrey Belson

Certification and Collective Marks is a thoroughly updated and augmented edition of Certification Marks, first published in 2002. This comprehensive study forms a wide-ranging inquiry, with comparisons of the certification and collective mark systems of the UK, EU and US, whilst also referring to other systems. In addition to the laws and policies impacting ownership and use of these marks, also addressed are their historical development, registration and protection, certifiers’ liability, legal and commercial significance, use in regulatory and technical standardization frameworks, and emergent sui generis forms of certification, namely ecolabels and electronic authentication marks in digital content. This publication is especially timely in light of the advent of the EU certification mark and the controversial EU proposals to extend the Geographical Indications system to include non-agri-food products.

Certification Marks

Certification Marks
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Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 0421758201
ISBN-13 : 9780421758209
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Certification Marks by : Jeffrey Belson

Certification of web sites plays an important role in Internet security. A certification mark is a guarantee that goods or services, in connection with which the mark is used, comply with certain standards. Certification marks are classed as a special category of trade mark. While they have existed under US and UK law, and the laws of many European and other countries, for almost 100 years, there is currently no publication focusing specifically on the subject. Certification Marks discusses the current state of law in this area, placing it in an historical and commercial context. Particular effort is made to examine several unresolved issues which look set to play important roles in the future, especially EU certification and harmonisation and electronic certification.

Introduction to Intellectual Property

Introduction to Intellectual Property
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1951693353
ISBN-13 : 9781951693350
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to Intellectual Property by : Kerry Bundy

Introduction to Intellectual Property provides a clear, effective introduction to patents, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. The text may be used by students and instructors in formal courses, as well as those applying intellectual property considerations to entrepreneurship, marketing, law, computer science, engineering, design, or other fields. The luminaries involved with this project represent the forefront of knowledge and experience, and the material offers considerable examples and scenarios, as well as exercises and references.

Trade Mark Licensing

Trade Mark Licensing
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : UOM:35112202316537
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Trade Mark Licensing by : Neil J. Wilkof

This work comprehensively covers the legal issues and practical concerns of trade mark licensing in the international context, particularly with regard to the UK and USA. It describes the historical development and current practice of the relevant laws, including the registered user system, quality control, the Lanham Act and the UK 1994 Trade Marks Act. The focus of the work is on types of license agreement, contractual aspects and problems connected with termination. It addresses EC competition law, bankruptcy, product liability and special text considerations, and concludes with an annotated sample trade mark licence, together with extensive cross-references and annotations.

A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off

A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 742
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ISBN-10 : 9781526511560
ISBN-13 : 1526511568
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off by : Nicholas Caddick KC

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

European Trade Mark Law

European Trade Mark Law
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 704
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ISBN-10 : 0199680442
ISBN-13 : 9780199680443
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis European Trade Mark Law by : Annette Kur

European Trade Mark Law provides a coherent and authoritative commentary on both the substantive and procedural aspects of European trade mark law. It presents an integrated picture of the two major trade mark law provisions at EU level: the Community Trade Mark Regulation (CMTR), which provides for the registration and protection of a Europe-wide mark; and the Trade Mark Directive (TMD), which aims to harmonise national trade mark laws. The book's core focus is the Community texts and case law, and it offers a detailed analysis of the CMTD and TMD, as well as practical discussion of the procedure for registering, maintaining, and challenging a trade mark through the European Trade Mark Office and at the national level. It considers how national laws have been successfully harmonised by the TMD, and where they differ significantly from others in their implementation of the Directive. Written by one of the leading trade mark lawyers in Europe, this is an invaluable reference for both academics and practitioners in this complex and rapidly developing area of law.

Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names

Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1454
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ISBN-10 : 1847037704
ISBN-13 : 9781847037701
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names by : Sir Duncan Mackenzie Kerly

The definitive practitioner text on the UK law of trade marks and trade names. The book provides trade mark practitioners with a comprehensive analysis of trade mark law through a mix of commentary, case law and legislation.

Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property

Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property
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Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages : 564
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ISBN-10 : 9789041124920
ISBN-13 : 9041124926
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property by : Silke von Lewinski

For indigenous cultures, property is an alien concept. Yet the market-driven industries of the developed world do not hesitate to exploit indigenous raw materials, from melodies to plants, using intellectual property law to justify their behaviour. Existing intellectual property law, for the most part, allows industries to use indigenous knowledge and resources without asking for consent and without sharing the benefits of such exploitation with the indigenous people themselves. It should surprise nobody that indigenous people object. Recognizing that the commercial exploitation of indigenous knowledge and resources takes place in the midst of a genuine and significant clash of cultures, the eight contributors to this important book explore ways in which intellectual property law can expand to accommodate the interests of indigenous people to their traditional knowledge, genetic resources, indigenous names and designations, and folklore. In so doing they touch upon such fundamental issues and concepts as the following: collective rights to the living heritage; relevant human rights norms; benefit-sharing in biological resources; farmers rights; the practical needs of documentation, assistance, and advice; the role of customary law; bioprospecting and biopiracy; and public domain. As a starting point toward mutual understanding and a common basis for communication between Western-style industries and indigenous communities, Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property is of immeasurable value. It offers not only an in-depth evaluation of the current legal situation under national, regional and international law including analyses of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other international instruments, as well as initiatives of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and other international bodies but also probes numerous further possibilities. While no one concerned with indigenous culture or environmental issues can afford to ignore it, this book is also of special significance to practitioners and policymakers in intellectual property law in relation to indigenous heritage. This book, here in its second edition, presents the most recent state of knowledge in the field.

TRIPS and Developing Countries

TRIPS and Developing Countries
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781849804943
ISBN-13 : 184980494X
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis TRIPS and Developing Countries by : Gustavo Ghidini

TRIPS reflects the dominant view that enforcing strong intellectual property rights is necessary to solve problems of trade and development. The global ensemble of authors in this collection ask, how can TRIPS mature further into an institution that su