Morcom on Trade Marks, 7th Edition

Morcom on Trade Marks (formerly known as Modern Law of Trade Marks) is a comprehensive guide on trade mark law, enabling practitioners to provide clients with effective advice with the best possible support and authority. It includes detailed analysis of important UK and European legislation and in-depth commentary on key cases.

This new seventh edition has been fully revised and updated to take into account all the latest developments since the last edition was published in 2021.

Key updates include:

• Coverage of the most important new decisions of the UK courts and other decision-making bodies, and allied legislation (e.g. the Unjustified Threats legislation of 2017);
• A detailed treatment of the consequences of EU withdrawal (including a new chapter on the topic) and coverage of measures ensuring that proprietors of EU Trade Marks and International Registrations designating the UK, as well as geographical indications, will retain protection of their rights in the UK as well as in the EU or its Member States;
• A comprehensive European Union Trade Mark section (Part VIII) incorporating relevant changes to EUTM law;
• Inclusion of references to important EU decisions;
• Updated consolidated versions of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Trade Marks Rules 2008, and inclusion of the full text of the 2015 Directive as annexes.