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Zusatztext A useful addition to any practitioner's library Informationen zum Autor Alexander Tsoutsanis qualified for the Bar and began practicing IP in 2001 at Allen & Overy in Amsterdam. He joined Leiden University in August 2002 to teach and research Intellectual Property Law and earned his PhD on 'Bad faith trade mark applications' in December 2005. He has practised law since 2006 with Klos Morel Vos & Schaap in Amsterdam, and also teaches Intellectual Property Law at Leiden University.Alexander publishes and lectures regularly on all aspects of IP law, and authored several books, which include his book 'Domain name disputes: infringement, tort or bad faith ?' (in Dutch, 2003) and 'Bad faith trade mark applications' (in Dutch, 2005). Klappentext This book examines the case law! literature and recent EU developments on trade mark registrations in bad faith from both an international and national perspective! and offers a comparative analysis of trade mark registration in key jurisdictions within the EU. Zusammenfassung With the ever-increasing importance to both manufacturers and consumers of brand advertising and brand awareness, the commercial significance of trade marks continues to grow. Trade mark abuse, including counterfeiting branded products and the wrongful registration of a trade mark belonging to a person or company by another party (a bad faith registration), is a well-known problem in intellectual property law. This book provides practical guidance on protecting trade marks against trade mark grabbing in general and abusive bad faith trade mark registrations in particular. It examines the case law, literature and recent EU developments (including issues relating to the enlargement of the EU) on trade mark registrations in bad faith from both an international and national perspective, and offers a comparative analysis of the relevant rules and regulations in all EU Member States. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1: General Introduction; 2: The General Framework for Obtaining Trade Marks; PART II: EUROPE AND TRADE MARK LAW: HARMONIZATION AND UNIFICATION; 3: Legislative History; 4: The Trade Mark Directive; 5: The Community Trade Mark Regulation; PART III: THE DIRECTIVE IN MEMBER STATES:IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION; 6: Benelux; 7: Germany; 8: France; 9: Italy; 10: The United Kingdom; 11: Ireland; 12: Denmark; 13: Greece; 14: Portugal; 15: Spain; 16: Austria; 17: Finland; 18: Sweden; 19: The New Member States; PART IV: BAD FAITH REVEALED; 20: Towards a Uniform Approach for Bad Faith; Bibliography ...
