A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off

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 - LouboutinInfringement by ‘wrong way round’ confusion Limitations on the own-name defenceCalculation of damages, and the availability of blocking injunctionsThis title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Intellectual Property and IT online service.

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.

• | Author: Ben Longstaff, Nicholas Caddick KC, Jamie Muir Wood, Charlotte Duly
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Dec 13, 2021
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781526511553
• | ISBN-10: 152651155X