Community collective marks status, scope and rivals in the European signs landscape
This book looks into the nature and status of Community collective marks and explores to what extent they can incorporate certification marks under the current European trade mark law. Welcoming the proposal for a new European Trade Mark Regulation in 2013, the study argues that the two genres shoul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baden-Baden, [Germany] :
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
2014
2014. |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | MIPLC studies ;
Volume 23. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432229606719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Acknowledgements; Abstract; Acronyms and Abbreviations; I. Introduction; A. The topic, structure and methodology of the paper; B. Delimitations; II. Community collective marks; A. Objective and place in the European trade mark regime; B. Ownership issues; C. Nature and function; III. Certification marks - Guarantee marks; A. Guarantee marks; B. Certification marks; 1. Ownership; 2. Categories of certification marks; 3. Distinction from a "warranty"; 4. Comparison and contrast to collective marks; 5. The proposal for a new Regulation; IV. Geographical Indications
- A. Nature and FunctionB. The European Union sui generis regime; C. Levels of protection; 1. The PDO/PGI level; 2. The TSG level; A. Persons entitled to apply for a GI; B. Registration procedure; 1. The national level; 2. The European Commission level; C. Scope of protection; D. GIs as common goods; E. GIs as a distinct genre of intellectual property; V. Descriptive elements in Community collective marks; VI. Synthesis and strategic choice between systems; A. From the perspective of legal requirements; B. From the perspective of promotion and marketing
- C. Keeping GIs as a separate regimeVII. Concluding remarks; A. Summary of the findings; B. Epilogue; List of Works Cited
