User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off, A (A User's Guide to... Series) - Softcover

Caddick KC, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 152651155X ISBN 13: 9781526511553

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional, 2021

Synopsis

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 This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Intellectual Property and IT online service.

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About the Author

Nicholas Caddick QC of Hogarth Chambers, a set with a strong reputation in the field of intellectual property law.<br /><br />Ben Longstaff of Hogarth Chambers, a set with a strong reputation in the field of intellectual property law.<br /><br />Jamie Muir-Wood of Hogarth Chambers, a set with a strong reputation in the field of intellectual property law.<br /><br />Charlotte Duly specialises in the protection, maintenance and enforcement of trade marks, including brand clearance, along with domain name issues and the protection of designs. Charlotte has over 15 years experience of managing a number of large clients with global trade mark portfolios, including clearing new brands and devising protection and enforcement strategies, along with oppositions and cancellation actions, settlement negotiations, mediation, coexistence agreements and assignments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 152651155X
• ISBN 13: 9781526511553
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 818