THE SCOPE OF TRADE MARK AS A SUBJECTIVE RIGHT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION LAW

Vukašin Petrović

DOI Number
10.22190/TEME1701193P
First page
193
Last page
208

Abstract


In this paper, we analyze the appropriate regulatory framework of the European Union which is related to the issue of the scope of trade mark, i.e. its application in practice, through appropriate judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union. More particularly, the focus of the analysis is on the factors on the basis of which the scope of trade mark as a subjective right is determined, i.e. the limits of protection acquired by the concrete trade mark. In that sense, this paper will aim to provide a detailed view of, primarily, the concept of likelihood of confusion which represents the key element for determining the scope of trade mark as a subjective right, through the view of the individual elements from which it consists, i.e. on the basis of which the existence of the mentioned likelihood is determined in each concrete case.

Keywords

the scope of trade mark, the concept of likelihood of confusion, the similarity of goods and services, the similarity of signs, the global appreciation of the likelihood of confusion.

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Directive EU 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, Official Journal L 336 (2015)

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