Trade Marks Law and Practice 2nd Edition

Author: Alison Firth; Gary Lea; Peter Cornford
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9780853087946
Published In: January 2006
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Trade Marks: Law and Practice is a concise account of the law of UK trade marks law within the European and international context. Written by Alison Firth, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Newcastle, author of the popular Trade Marks: The New Law (Jordans, 1994), this text deals with all the relevant domestic and international developments.

The text incorporates and analyses the ongoing amendments to the Trade Marks Act 2004, amendments to the Trade Marks Rules 2000 and the expansion of the system of international registration of trade marks under the Madrid Protocol and the International Trademark Treaty. The appendixes include helpful consolidated versions of the Act and the Rules.

The work offers a coherent and logical analysis of the legal framework in which trade marks operate expertly distilled for ease and speed of reference. It considers the commercial functions of trade marks and how to use them; how to protect trade marks and the process of registration, licensing and assignment.

The commercial functions of a trade mark
The mark itself
Legal models of protection
Limits to trade mark protection
Registration
Using the mark
Pursuing infringements
Defending infringement proceedings
Cancellation of registration
Licensing others to use the mark
Assignment of marks
Special category marks
Trade marks and European Community Law
The Community Trademark
Trade Mark Systems Worldwide: International Cooperation and Harmonisation
International Registration: The Madrid Agreement and Protocol
Appendixes:
Trade Marks Act 1994 consolidated
Trade Marks Rules 2000 consolidated
Trade Marks Directive

Contents:: Preface; Chapter 1 The Commercial Functions Of A Trade Mark; Chapter 2 The Mark Itself; Chapter 3 Legal Modes Of Protection; Chapter 4 Limits To Trade Mark Protection; Chapter 5 Registration; Chapter 6 Using The Mark; Chapter 7 Pursuing Infringements; Chapter 8 Defending Infringement Proceedings; Chapter 9 Cancellation Of Registration; Chapter 10 Licensing Others To Use The Mark; Chapter 11 Assignment Of Marks; Chapter 12 Special Category Marks; Chapter 13 Trade Marks In Europe; Chapter 14 Trade Marks; World-Wide Appendices:; 1. Trade Marks Act 1994; 2. Trade Marks Rules 2000; 3. Trade Mark (Fees) Rules 2000; 4. Madrid Protocol; 5. First EC Directive