Lange, Marken und Kennzeichenrecht - Handbuch zum deutschen und europäischen Recht 2. Auflage

Marken und Kennzeichenrecht - Handbuch zum deutschen und europäischen Recht [The Law on Trademark and Sign Protection - Handbook on German and European Law] 2nd edition – new in August 2012

by Prof. Dr. Paul Lange, Rechtsanwalt [German lawyer]
C. H. Beck ISBN 978-3-406-58229-5

Following on from the 1st edition of the handbook, this second edition also provides a clear and systematically organised review of German and European trademark law. Both comprehensive and highly factual, it is geared to needs in practice and looks at about 3,100 relevant trademark decisions.

New content in this edition includes:

• the law on names, including personality rights
• international substantive and procedural law on distinguishing signs
• Commercial Code law on company names, including the law on conversion
• the Enforcement Directive
• consumer law of relevance to distinguishing signs under the UCP Directive
• a comprehensive presentation of regulations protecting  indications of geographical origin, including wines and spirits
• the law on names of speciality foodstuffs
• Internet trademark law
• function systematics
• court, OHIM and ECJ procedure
• border seizure procedure
• the risks of trademark legal action