Publication details
The Language and Trade Mark Protection
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Dny práva 2017: Část I. Právo a jazyk |
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| Web | Open access sborníku |
| Keywords | Trade Marks; Nice Classification; Similarity and Identity; TMclass; Similarity Tool; Canon Criteria; European Union Intellectual Property Office |
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| Description | This article deals with the role of language in trade mark protection. According to the meaning of goods and services, they are in the NICE classification divided into 45 classes, which plays an important role for the trade mark registration purposes. Furthermore, the issue of identity, similarity and dissimilarity between goods or services and the relevance of the so called “Canon criteria” will be discussed. Finally, a short introduce of useful tools which are used during the registration process and which helps to reveal the real meaning of goods or services in question will be provided. |
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