Harmful Trademarks

Between 2013-2017, around 115 EU trademark applications were rejected on morality and public order grounds. In the GCC (six Arab and Islamic countries), anecdotal evidence suggests some refusals have bemused foreign applicants and highlighted cultural blindspots. In this context, this work examines...

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description Between 2013-2017, around 115 EU trademark applications were rejected on morality and public order grounds. In the GCC (six Arab and Islamic countries), anecdotal evidence suggests some refusals have bemused foreign applicants and highlighted cultural blindspots. In this context, this work examines how three Arab Gulf states that have Islamic law as the main source of legislation and large expatriate communities, apply moral bars to trademark registration. It draws comparison with Western jurisdictions. Three main questions are explored: 1) To what extent do immoral or borderline trademarks/goods proceed to registration in conservative Islamic countries that apply trademark law in conformity with Shari’a law? 2) What reasoning is guiding decisions? 3) Can a concept of ‘harm’ improve our understanding of the power of trademarks and thus the moral thresholds that countries set?The author is an innovation and IP commercialisation professional. She acquired a passion for trademark law while completing a Master of Laws in ‘Intellectual Property and Competition Law’ in Munich, Germany. She is now pursuing a career in trademark law in the UK.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-491202023-12-20T16:24:27Z Harmful Trademarks Farah, Nadiya K1-7720 GCC registration harm Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) moral bars trademark law immoral trademarks harmful trademarks trademark new understanding morality and public order cultural norms bic Book Industry Communication::L Law Between 2013-2017, around 115 EU trademark applications were rejected on morality and public order grounds. In the GCC (six Arab and Islamic countries), anecdotal evidence suggests some refusals have bemused foreign applicants and highlighted cultural blindspots. In this context, this work examines how three Arab Gulf states that have Islamic law as the main source of legislation and large expatriate communities, apply moral bars to trademark registration. It draws comparison with Western jurisdictions. Three main questions are explored: 1) To what extent do immoral or borderline trademarks/goods proceed to registration in conservative Islamic countries that apply trademark law in conformity with Shari’a law? 2) What reasoning is guiding decisions? 3) Can a concept of ‘harm’ improve our understanding of the power of trademarks and thus the moral thresholds that countries set?The author is an innovation and IP commercialisation professional. She acquired a passion for trademark law while completing a Master of Laws in ‘Intellectual Property and Competition Law’ in Munich, Germany. She is now pursuing a career in trademark law in the UK. 2021-02-11T15:08:02Z 2021-02-11T15:08:02Z 2019-09-05 10:58:20 2019 book 35967 9783845294568 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/49120 eng Munich Intellectual Property Law Center – MIPLC image/png Attribution 4.0 International https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/9783845294568/harmful-trademarks Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 20c8b06d-3b2b-4af2-acda-fbcfdfea5744 7d48738a-6759-43c9-974a-c93e736baeb1 9783845294568 Max Planck Society (MPG) Max Planck Society (MPG) MPG 04a0tr310 open access
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