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The Scope and Limits of Protection for Distinctive Signs against the Community Design / Introduction
The Scope and Limits of Protection for Distinctive Signs against the Community Design / Introduction
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Abstract
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Table of Contents
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
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I. Introduction
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II. Distinctive signs, the Community design and the conflict between them
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A. The notion of a distinctive sign
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1. Trade Mark
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a) General remarks
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b) Trade marks that may conflict with a Community design
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2. Signs protected under unfair competition law
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a) General remarks
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b) Signs protected under unfair competition that may conflict with a Community design
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23–25
3. Company symbols and work titles, §5 MarkenG
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a) General remarks
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b) Company symbols that may conflict with a Community design
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25–25
4. Firma (trade name), §17 HGB
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a) General remarks
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b) Trade names that may conflict with a Community design
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25–26
5. Names §12 BGB
25–26
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a) General remarks
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b) Names that may conflict with a Community design
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26–28
B. The notion of a Community Design
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28–28
C. The area of conflict between distinctive signs and the Community design
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III. Art. 25 (1)(e) CDR as ground for invalidation of a Community design
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A. Use of a distinctive sign in a subsequent design
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B. Prior distinctive sign and a subsequent design
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C. Right to prohibit the use of a prior distinctive sign
31–57
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1. The scope of protection of trade marks
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a) Use in the course of trade
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b) Trade mark use: use affecting the trade mark function
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c) Use for goods or services
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d) Double identity
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e) Likelihood of confusion
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(1) Similarity of signs
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(2) Similarity of goods or services
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(3) Likelihood of confusion
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(4) Influence on trade mark functions
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f) Protection for trade marks with reputation
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2. The scope of protection of distinctive signs under unfair competition law
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a) Competition between the products
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b) Copying
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c) Additional circumstances (§4 No 9 (a)-(c) UWG)
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(1) Avoidable confusion as to source
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(2) Unfair advantage or damage to reputation
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(3) Breach of confidence
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d) General assessment and interplay of factors
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3. Scope of protection of company symbols and work titles
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4. Scope of protection of trade names (Firma)
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5. Scope of protection of names
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D. The limits of protection of distinctive signs
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1. The limits of protection of trade marks
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2. Limits of protection of other distinctive signs and statute of limitations
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IV. The application of Art. 25(1)(e) CDR and its implications
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A. The procedure of invalidation of a Community design
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1. Applicant and forum
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2. Applicable law and procedural challenges
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3. Effect of the invalidation
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B. Invalidation of the design or action for infringement of the prior sign?
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C. Invalidation based on a prior distinctive sign: novelty, individual character or Art 25(1)(e) CDR?
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V. Summary
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List of Works Cited
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The Scope and Limits of Protection for Distinctive Signs against the Community Design , page 15 - 16
Introduction
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Magdalena Kolasa
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doi.org/10.5771/9783845243856-15
ISBN print: 978-3-8329-7910-2
ISBN online: 978-3-8452-4385-6
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