Forthcoming in H Ullrich, R Hilty, M Lamping, J Drexl, TRIPS plus 20 – From Trade Rules to Market Principles, Springer (2015) Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 15-05. Abstract: In the 1980s, significant differences in…
For several years, research at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (MPI) – in collaboration with experts from all over the world – has examined the trend of bilateral and regional agreements that include provisions on…
The EU has recently released its new proposal for an update of its substantive trademark protection regime. The proposal has interesting language specifically addressing the conditions under which goods in transit infringe – regardless whether they actually are destined for…