Buch, Englisch, 474 Seiten
Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Buch, Englisch, 474 Seiten
ISBN: 978-90-411-6219-9
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer
Among the fundamental questions addressed are the following:
- • When is it possible to register a geographical indication as a trademark?
- • Are colours and sounds capable of registration?
- • When may the reputation of a mark be invoked to protect it?
- • How mundane could a sign be and still claim to be distinctive?
- • When can it be said that there has been no genuine use of a trade mark?
- • Where does the Court's function theory influence the trademark law?
Given a topic or keyword, appendices assist in the quick finding of any provision of the Directive and relevant case law.
There is no other resource presenting the original wording of ECJ case law, broken down by specific point of law and directly related on an article-by-article basis to EU and Member State trade mark legislation. As a highly organized presentation of key information, this is an ideal initial tool that makes any research into European trade mark law fast and easy, whether for academic purposes or actual legal practice. Lawyers, in-house counsel, judges, and academics will all welcome this new edition.