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The Global Trade Mark, Edward Lee
The Global Trade Mark, Edward Lee
Edward Lee
This Article offers a proposal for WTO countries to adopt global IP rights for a special class of trademarks: famous or well-known marks. Well-known marks are well-suited for greater departure from the territoriality principle, given the transnational protections for well-known marks that already exist under the Paris Convention and TRIPS Agreement. This Article proposes creating a Global Trademark (GTM) for well-known marks, to be governed by one, uniform international law. The GTM will span all countries in the WTO. The GTM is inspired, in part, by the Community Trade Mark (CTM) in the European Union, the first truly transnational IP …
Trademark Protection And Territoriality: Challenges In The Global Economy, Edward Lee
Trademark Protection And Territoriality: Challenges In The Global Economy, Edward Lee
Edward Lee
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