Trademark rights can be extended perpetually, whether copyright is limited by its very nature. This essay aims to solve some of the issues that result when these two rights overlap, particularly focusing on trademarked fictional characters and their interaction with the public domain. After...

Collaborative standardisation and SEP Licensing: a EU policy perspective / G. Bruzzone & S. Capozzi -- Economic considerations on mergers, IPR licensing and litigation : A EU perspective / C. Caffarra & P. Régibeau -- Alternative dispute resolution in FRAND licensing : economic considerations...

Trademarking firms are more productive, generate higher profits, and have a better survival rate. Trademarking firms are in one word more successful, which might motivate non-trademarking firms to adopt a trademark strategy. But this seems not to be the case. The proportion of trademarking firms...

At least two: the reputation of their brand and a reputation for being tough on imitators of this brand. Sustaining a brand requires both investment in its reputation amongst consumers and the defence of the brand against followers that infringe upon it. I study the defence of trade marks...

Since the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) came into force there has been an ongoing debate over whether it affords owners of well-known registered marks specific protection against the dilution of their marks. However, there have been relatively few sustained attempts by commentators on either side...