Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names 17th Edition

Kerly's Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names 17th Edition

By David Llewellyn, James Mellor, Tom Moody-Stuart, David Keeling, Iona Berkeley

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Date: 19/12/2023

Code: 9780414099739

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names has provided clear and authoritative advice on all aspects of UK trade mark law since 1894. Through its mix of insightful commentary and up-to-date analysis of case law and legislation, it has established itself as the leading reference on trade mark law and a must-have title for practitioners. This updated seventeenth edition is available in print, online on Westlaw UK and as an eBook on Thomson Reuters ProView.

This title provides you with:

  • The most comprehensive and authoritative guidance on the law of trade marks and trade names.
  • Explanations of key aspects of trade mark law: classification, registration, enforcement, infringement and litigation.
  • Detailed analysis of community trade marks, their provisions, extent of protection and procedural matters, as well as the changes introduced by the European trade mark reforms.
  • Coverage of issues such as assignment, licensing, merchandising and franchising.
  • Outlines the absolute and relative grounds for the refusal of registration.
  • Addresses trade mark infringement and available defences including limitations on, exclusions from and statutory.
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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The functions and characteristics of a trade mark in EU trade mark law
  3. Average consumer
  4. Influence of EU Law, statutory interpretation and possible divergence
  5. The UK register of trade marks
  6. Classification of goods and services
  7. UK registration procedure
  8. Community trade marks
  9. The Madrid system
  10. Absolute grounds for refusal of registration
  11. Relative grounds for refusal of registration
  12. Validity and removal of trade marks from the register
  13. Geographical indications and appellations of origin
  14. Collective and certification marks
  15. Dealings with trade marks
  16. Infringement
  17. Defences
  18. Exhaustion
  19. Competition law and trade marks
  20. The action for passing off
  21. Trade libel and threats
  22. Civil proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off
  23. Evidence
  24. Criminal proceedings
  25. Customs powers and procedures
  26. Character and celebrity merchandising
  27. Company and business names
  28. The internet
  29. Human rights and trade marks
  30. Introduction;
  31. The functions and characteristics of a trade mark in EU trade mark law;
  32. Average consumer;
  33. Brexit;
  34. The UK register of trade marks;
  35. Classification of goods and services;
  36. UK registration procedure;
  37. Community trade marks;
  38. The Madrid system;
  39. Absolute grounds for refusal of registration;
  40. Relative grounds for refusal of registration;
  41. Validity and removal of trade marks from the register;
  42. Geographical indications and appellations of origin;
  43. Collective and certification marks;
  44. Dealings with trade marks;
  45. Infringement;
  46. Defences;
  47. Exhaustion;
  48. Competition law and trade marks;
  49. The action for passing off;
  50. Trade libel and threats;
  51. Civil proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off;
  52. Evidence;
  53. Criminal proceedings;
  54. Customs powers and procedures;
  55. Character and celebrity merchandising;
  56. Company and business names;
  57. The internet;
  58. Human rights and trade marks
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