Trade Mark Law

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.

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