Trade Mark Law: A Practical Anatomy

About the Book

This practical, thorough and detailed account of the key issues facing trade mark use is written by a leading authority on the subject. Drawing on British, European, and US law, plus other sources, the author considers both the problems that trade mark law causes in business and commerce and how to solve them. Written in an approachable style, the work contains useful flow charts, examples, and vignettes to capture the essence of trade mark law as it operates in practice.

Table of Contents:
PART A: INTRODUCING TRADE MARK LAW; 1. Petty matters: about this book; 2. Why trade marks?; 3. Trade mark law and trade mark registration systems; PART B: REGISTRABLE TRADE MARKS; 4. Registrability: the basic principles; 5. Registrability of specific types of trade mark; 6. Trade marks and generic terms; PART C: LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL USE OF TRADE MARKS; 7. Infringing acts; 8. Non-infringing acts; 9. Exhaustion of trade mark rights; 10. Identical and similar marks, goods and services; 11. Unfair advantage and detriment; 12. Well-known marks, famous marks, and dilution; 13. The killing fields: opposition, cancellation, and revocation; 14. Trade marks in court; PART D: TRADE MARKS IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE; 15. Transactions involving trade marks; 16. Trade marks in specific sectors; 17. Trade marks on the internet; 18. Geographical indications and other forms of protection; PART E: ISSUES FOR TRADE MARK OWNERS; 19. Choosing a trade mark; 20. The psychology of trade marks; 21. Trade marks, images, icons, and social responsibility

About the Author :
Jeremy Phillips is Visiting Professor at University College London, Bournemouth University, and the University of Alicante, and Professorial Fellow at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute. He is also Intellectual Property Consultant to Slaughter and May solicitors, and editor of European Trade Mark Reports, European Copyright and Design Reports, and Information Technology Law Reports.

Review :
A trademark law book that is stylish, witty, literate, insightful and peppered with snippets of fiction and poetry ... Professor Phillips's book is an elegant, British, one-of-a-kind trademark law tour de force that spans continents and questions shibboleths, yet still lays out a succinct treatment of the underlying principles and procedures. It will be appreciated by constituencies ranging from law students, lawyers and judges to those with an active curiosity as to how and why trademarks operate in modern international commerce. The Trademark Reporter Apart from its considerable entertainment value, the book is indeed an authoritative treatment of trademark law worldwide. It provides answers, especially to questions of how other jurisdictions look at trademark law principles, references to current trademark law literature, and a wealth of other well-organized and well-written trademark law information. It will surely become a useful intellectual property law library addition. I also see it as a worthy present for either the befuddled novice or the trademark cognoscente. The Trademark Reporter ... one of those learned books that are a joy to browse and read. New Law Journal (2004)