In this chapter, we outline the provisions introduced by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) with respect to trademarks. Similar to the provisions related to patents, copyright, and other rights, section II of Part II of TRIPS (Articles 15–21)...

In this work, I analyze the role of comparative law and comparative legal analysis in the area of intellectual property law. Because the protection of intellectual property rights is inextricably connected to international trade, intellectual property law is one of the most internationally and...

True to its nature of a (hopefully) once in a lifetime event, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a tsunami of trademark applications including the terms “COVID,” “Coronavirus,” and other medical and pandemic-management related terms. This unprecedented number of applications has been...