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Featured Articles: Trademarks

Trademark and Free Expression Rights: Are They Reconcilable?

Daniel R Bereskin

Laugh It Off Promotions CC v Sabmark International et al (2006) 1 SA 144 (CC) illustrates the tension between trademark rights and rights of free expression.

Changes Being Considered to China's Trademark Legislation

The world has focused its eyes on China with the Olympics being held in August 2008 in Beijing, which has brought favourable impressions of China as a country and the Chinese as a people, rather than merely as a factory for products or as an emerging power, with much emphasis on the IP scene.

Developments in European Trademark Law

Trevor Cook - Bird & Bird LLP

Fifteen years after the Trade Marks Directive 89/104 first sought, as from 1993, to harmonise national trademark laws throughout the European Community, many uncertainties still remain as to its interpretation.

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Analysis: Trademarks

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Trademarks 2011

In this section we anlayse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Trademarks 2011

With the benefit of over 14 years of research and tens of thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the trademark legal marketplace worldwide.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Trademarks 2010

We identify 572 of the best trademark lawyers across 70 jurisdictions. The most highly regarded individuals and leaders in the field are highlighted here.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Trademarks 2010

Emma Notfors - Who's Who Legal

Recent high-profile cases such as L’Oréal v Bellure and Daimler v Sany and the litigation over the right of Google’s Adwords to use trademarks as keywords in searches prove that trademark holders are still willing to protect marks and bring infringement cases despite the current economic climate.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Trademarks 2009

Rosalind Donald - Who's Who Legal

Who's Who Legal takes a closer look at the issues facing trademark lawyers.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Trademarks 2009

Several firms are represented in multiple jurisdictions. Bird & Bird LLP fields an impressive 12 practitioners in eight jurisdictions across Europe and Asia.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: California 2009 - Trademarks

Despite the tough economic environment, which has resulted in a string of law firm mergers and department lateral hires, California trademarks firms are performing well. Our interviewees put this down to the continuing buoyancy of the IP market, especially in the areas of internet and medical trademarks work. An increase in activity is also noted in the IP fraud area - lawyers are increasingly busy working out strategies to avoid litigation in this area, according to sources. Forty-nine lawyers appear in this chapter, making it one of the largest in the edition - another indication of the continuing demand for IP counsel.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Texas 2008 - Trademarks

The vigorous Texas trademarks Bar contains full service and boutique firms in equal measure.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Illinois 2008 - Trademarks

Trademarks have become global currency, and defending a brand's distinctiveness has never been more important in an increasingly globalised, homogeneous marketplace.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Florida 2007 - Trademarks

Despite possessing a relatively small IP bar, Florida’s trademarks lawyers are very highly regarded by their peers inside and outside the state. Specialist firms shine in our research, constituting the majority of the outfits included.

Trademarks

Featured Articles: Trademarks

Trevor Cook - Bird & Bird LLP

Analysis: Trademarks

Emma Notfors - Who's Who Legal

Rosalind Donald - Who's Who Legal

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