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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"Trademarks"”.
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Empirical study of the aesthetic functionality on color trademarks
… doctrine applies especially relevantly to color trademarks, a sub-category of trade dress. I explore the historical case law and point out three problems in determining a color’s aesthetic functionality: (1) Judges lack tools to diagnose the de-facto advantage a color might have, and their …
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Proposed amendments for consideration in the review of the copyright and trademarks protection for the digital environment in Nigeria
This thesis considers the manner in which Nigerian intellectual property law regulates the digital environment. The main question it asks is whether existing intellectual property law adequately balances and protects the rights of rightholders and users in the digital environment.
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The problematic nature of unregistered trademarks: an insight of Zambian law with comparative lessons from the South African jurisdiction
Unregistered trademarks are an important aspect of trademark law. Historically, the origins and use of trademarks dates to medieval times and the early developments are particularly obscure. Some legal scholars have however argued that it seems the Courts first began to protect ‘marks at the behest …
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An analysis of the registration of traditional product names, terms, symbols and other cultural expressions as trademarks in Namibia
… that use the traditional terms of products as trademarks. Despite the fact that some of these terms are not registered with the Ministry of Trade and Industries, these owners enjoy common law protection under trademark law. This is especially so for well-known products such as Omaere milk, …
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The role of trademarks and geographical Indications in advancing economic development in developing countries in Africa: an investigation into Zimbabwe and South Africa
… in Africa can begin to think about using trademarks and geographical indications for SMEs and small scale farmers. The international legal framework for the protection of trademarks and geographical indications has shaped the national legal regimes of countries. There is, however, …
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Islamic Public Policy and Morality Principles and Their Effect on Trade Mark Registration and Protection in the Light of the TRIPS Agreement
… effects of Islamic public policy and morality on trademarks registration and protection under the Islamic legal system. Public policy and morality play an affective role in determining whether or not a trademark can be recognised as such and is one of the important criteria in determining …
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Trademark Dilution : an Analysis of U.S., E.U., and East Asian Trademark Law.
… to protect marks. The conventional role of trademarks is to distinguish owners' goods from others. If there was no competition or similarity between two goods, there would be no consumer confusion and no unfairness in business, and thus there was no reason to protect the owner of a mark. …
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Intellectual property business protection during a company survival stage : an inside-out approach
… day. Despite the increasing value of patents and trademarks for companies, it is important to keep in mind that Intellectual Property law and contractual law provide for much more types of protection than statutory rights (patents, trademarks, copyright). Business and company developments are no …
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Essays on innovation and public policy
… income affect where patents and trademarks are located internationally. I study how changes in patent and trademark tax rates in various countries altered the flow of patents and trademarks in and out of the countries. Using data on patent and trademark transfers from the US …
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The re-introduction of an opposition procedure in Maltese Trademark Law : a burden or a blessing?
… of its removal with the coming into force of the Trademarks Act in 2001 by analysing local jurisprudence and paying particular attention to the implications on the intellectual property right holders and the Maltese Trademarks department. Once such repercussions have been scrutinised, the study …
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Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa: whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation.
… covers patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, know-how and confidential information. 1 The current available modes for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) are Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks and Industrial Design. Common law …
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Can Intellectual Property Rights form a part of the Salvors' Traditional Rights, and Can a Balance be achieved between them? The position of English, American and South African Salvors in the light of the recent decisions of the RMS Titanic cases in
… is examined, including Law of Copyright, of Trademarks and of Trade Secrets are examined and suggestions are made regarding the way forward.
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Da luogo a logo. Trasformazioni dell’identità visiva in Sardegna
… identities: from heraldry to the flags , to the trademarks and logos of today's" destinations" , the term which are marked the places considered as tourist targets. The logo - the icon by which a power asserts its authority - is an ambivalent element : it needs to be strong and repeateble, but …
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Case studies of mergers & acquisitions: best practices for technology transfer
… capital exists in the form of patents, trademarks, proprietary processes, copyrights, and industrial trade secrets, yet most knowledge resides in individuals - tacit knowledge that comes from experience, education, and other forms of learning...This dissertation examined seven cases of …
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Commercialisation of traditional knowledge in South Africa : whether the existing intellectual property framework encourages commercialisation
… (RSA) are Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks and Industrial Design. Common law remedies are also available to parties whose rights have been infringed. The legislations governing these Intellectual Property (IP) regimes were passed at different periods, some before South Africa …
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Transatlantic trade partnerships and their consequences on copyright law: from global to regional
… indications, protected designation of origin, trademarks, designs. By setting harmonized standards in copyright law, contracting States aim at reducing national discrepancies, ensuring the level of protection required to creativity and investments in production of new original works, promoting …
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Through the Prism of the Wellspring: From National, to Societal, to Individual in Marin Goleminov's String Quartets
… idiom, choice of harmonic language, stylistic trademarks, and structural approach, many of which are rooted in Bulgarian folk traditions.
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The Protection of television formats: intellectual property and market based strategies.
… localisations, brand extensions, innovation, trademarks); (3) Distribution dynamics and industry conventions (scale of production, social networks, retaliation, trade fairs). This research contributes to original knowledge in media and cultural industries management by first empirically …
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Implications of Branding Initiatives in Higher Education Among Trademarked Institutions in California
… have branded their identity through the use of trademarks. Due to the increased competition in higher education, branding has become more relevant in promoting an institution’s reputation, as well as generating additional revenue for the institution through the sale of trademarked goods.</p> …
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"Something old and dark has got its way": Shakespeare's Influence in the Gothic Literary Tradition
… techniques and topoi that we recognize today as trademarks of Gothic fiction—spectacle, sublime, sepulcher, and the supernatural. Each of these concepts expresses subversive intentions toward authoritative power. For Shakespeare and the Gothic novelists, the dramatic potential of these elements …
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