A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off
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The third edition of this comprehensive text has been fully revised and expanded and to include all key decisions of the UK courts, the UK registry, OHIM and the ECJ as well as relevant changes in practice/procedure and statutory provisions. Essential reading for the busy IP practitioner and trademark specialist. Contents: Introduction; What is a Trade Mark?; Special types of Trade Mark; Absolute Grounds for Refusal; Relative Grounds for Refusal; Classification; UK Procedure; CTM Procedure; Madrid Protocol Procedure; Representation; Trade Marks as a Property Right; The Rights Confirmed by Registration: Infringements; Limits on Effect of Registration: Defences; Remedies; Groundless threats of Infringement Proceedings; Passing Off; Trade Libel; Infringement Procedure; Criminal Offences