The purpose behind the project is to solve the problem developed due to different laws and culture of people around the world. Now a days commerce is not restricted to an territorial limit. The globalization and liberalization need a system which can apply all around the world as complete world...

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, acting as the National IP Authority, will have to implement several changes to its actual trademark law system once the Trademark Law Treaty is accepted by the Colombian government. For the National IP Authority, having for the first time a...

As an element in the comprehensive evaluation of European trade mark law currently undertaken by the European Commission, the Max Planck Institute was given the task to carry out a Study on the Overall Functioning of the European Trade Mark System. This article presents a summary report on the...

A trademark can be not only a word or logo, but also a color, sound, three-dimensional object, and many other nontraditional items. Corporations are increasingly seeking nontraditional trademark protection instead of or in addition to traditional patents and/or copyrights. They are also...

Far from being a ‘monopoly right', the rights granted under a trade mark equate to the exclusive right to undertake a number of activities, and to prevent others from doing the same. However, even within the scope of those exclusive rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union has...