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Trademark - grounds for refusion
Pflanzer, Alice ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
Trade mark - grounds for refusal The aim of this rigorous thesis is to provide a legal analysis and interpretation of the grounds for rejecting protection for a national trademark, focusing on the decision-making practice of the Industrial Property Office (ÚPV), the Czech court decision-making practice and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. For comparison, the grounds for rejecting protection under the European trademark system is presented in the introduction of each sub- chapter analysing the individual grounds for rejecting protection under the Trademark Act. The method used when writing the rigorous thesis involved studying written sources, that being professional literature, articles or commentaries to laws, with an emphasis on administrative court decision-making practice in the field of grounds for rejecting trademark protection and their subsequent interpretation. The rigorous thesis is divided into five chapters. The opening two are preparatory chapters. These chapters are focused on a historical excursion into trademark law in the Czech territory, with an emphasis on developing the reasons for rejecting protection over time. To a large extent, the rigorous thesis' preparatory part also focuses on the major amendment made by Act No. 286/2018 Coll., which substantially changed...
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Legal regulation of franchising with respect to intellectual property protection aspects
Michalcová, Lenka ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
Legal regulation of franchising with respect to intellectual property protection aspects The aim of the submitted thesis is to analyse the phenomenon of franchising as an instrument of commercialisation of intellectual property rights, assessment of the importance of these rights to existence and functioning of the system, instruments of its protection as well as the dynamics of the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisees in relation to these rights. The work consists of four topical sections. The first one is focused on franchising in general terms. It emphasises the internal differentiation of the phenomenon and presents the basic types of franchise systems, we might come across. Subsequently it strives for theoretical definition of the term by means of comparison. The second section of the work is devoted to the term of intellectual property. This chapter is introduced by a brief classification of the rights subordinated to the term which is followed by a discussion on significance of these rights to franchise systems. Subsequently is the focal point moved to the issues of trademark law and know-how protection, which are, in my opinion, from the franchising standpoint crucial. The third section of the work deals with trademarks, without aspiring on comprehensiveness of the...
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Trade Marks and Their Practical Use in Economic Competition
Vančura, Jan ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Plíva, Stanislav (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to outline the legal institution of trade marks in the current positive law - i.e. de lege lata, to introduce the rights and obligations granted and imposed by this legal regulation and to portray the actual usage of these in economic competition, with focus on their enforcement by suit of law in case of the infringement of these rights and obligations by third parties (most commonly competitors). This thesis contains direct citations and certain acquired professional opinions, the source of each of which is denoted in an appended footnote. The first chapter of this thesis is a theoretical introduction, comprising of the definition of trade marks, the national, community and international legal regulation of trade marks and a brief history of trademarks. The second chapter discusses the functions of trade marks, especially their uses in economic competition, their utility from the consumer's perspective and their impact on the market economy. The third chapter of this thesis includes a description of the registration procedure, which is a precondition for the creation of the right to legal protection of trade marks, an enumeration of the particular rights and obligations of persons (namely the owner of a trade mark and third parties) and a description of certain...
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Trade Marks and Their Practical Use in Economic Competition
Vančura, Jan ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Plíva, Stanislav (referee)
61\dokument1\23 December 2011 Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to outline the legal institution of trade marks in the current positive law - i.e. de lege lata, to introduce the rights and obligations granted and imposed by this legislation and to portray the actual usage of these in economic competition, with focus on their enforcement by suit of law in case of the infringement of these rights and obligations by third parties (most commonly competitors). This thesis contains direct citations and certain acquired professional opinions, the source of each of which is denoted in an appended footnote. The first chapter of this thesis is a theoretical introduction, comprising of the definition of trade marks, the national, community and international legal regulation of trade marks and a brief history of trademarks. The second chapter of this thesis is a description of the registration procedure, which is a precondition for the creation of the right to legal protection of trade marks, including the protection against unlawfully registered trade marks. The third chapter, which is the core of this thesis, discusses the uses and functions of trade marks, especially their uses in economic competition, their utility from the consumer's perspective and their impact on the market economy. This chapter also...
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Rights to sign in Czech positive law
Macháčková, Jana ; Pítra, Vladimír (advisor) ; Růžička, Michal (referee)
and keywords The purpose of the thesis is to analyse the legal regulation and the system of registration of rights to signs, which are most commonly used on national as well as international markets, i.e. rights to a trademark, appellation of origin and a geographical indication. The aim of this thesis therefore includs definition of the registration system of the mentioned rights to sign with reference to their specifications, the registration ability conditions (taking into consideration the decision practise of the Industrial Property Office), as well as the different character of protection of their owners. Significant attention is also paid to the system of legal protection of the rights to sign with respect to the fact, that there exists the national, international and Communitary system of protection of these rights. The beginning of the thesis describes the structure of rights to sign, the corresponding specification of concept of intellectual and industrial property rights and it characterises the subject of industrial property rights with respect to the legal regulation, the conception of legal protection of industrial property rights and conditions of grant of protection. The introductory text deals with the general exposition to rights to sign and mainly to historical circumstances of...
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Rights of designation and rules for their construction
Kalenský, Michal ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Tomsa, Miloš (referee)
In the thesis author deals with the rights for designation which are composed of trade names, trademarks, designations of origin, geographical indications and domains. Area of domains is represented only by domains of the highest level - "cz" and "eu". Rights for designation are analysed especially from the view of the rules of their construction. Thesis concerns both national and union institutes and also presents the legal status after the recodification of the civil law. Chapter One deals with intellectual property in general, which is defined by its conceptual characteristics. Second, third, fourth and fifth chapter focuses on individual right for designation. These chapters are subdivided according to the same logical structure into the subchapters. Subchapter One provides an outline of the historical development of the respective inalienable possessions from the oldest historical period up to the present day. In view of the fact that rights to designation are regulated by large amounts of legal sources of law (as current legislation, international treaties, internal regulations, general terms and conditions), which come from national, union and international legal rules, for clear arrangement was necessary to write down the most significant sources. A part of second subchapter of each...
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Legal regulation of franchising with respect to intellectual property protection aspects
Michalcová, Lenka ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
Legal regulation of franchising with respect to intellectual property protection aspects The aim of the submitted thesis is to analyse the phenomenon of franchising as an instrument of commercialisation of intellectual property rights, assessment of the importance of these rights to existence and functioning of the system, instruments of its protection as well as the dynamics of the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisees in relation to these rights. The work consists of four topical sections. The first one is focused on franchising in general terms. It emphasises the internal differentiation of the phenomenon and presents the basic types of franchise systems, we might come across. Subsequently it strives for theoretical definition of the term by means of comparison. The second section of the work is devoted to the term of intellectual property. This chapter is introduced by a brief classification of the rights subordinated to the term which is followed by a discussion on significance of these rights to franchise systems. Subsequently is the focal point moved to the issues of trademark law and know-how protection, which are, in my opinion, from the franchising standpoint crucial. The third section of the work deals with trademarks, without aspiring on comprehensiveness of the...
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The use of a trade marks as a key words for searching in Internet
Vaňková, Zuzana ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
Use of trade marks as internet search engine keywords Main purpose of my thesis is a comprehensive analysis of the issue of trade mark use as internet search engine keywords in relation to displaying advertisements on the internet search engine's websites, mostly from the point of view of the European Union law. However, I briefly address also legislation and jurisdiction in the USA. I chose the topic of my thesis mostly because it is one of the most discussed issues in the field of trade marks in the last few years, not only thanks to its significant economic importance, but also because of the challenge which this issue brought to the law practice. This completely new form of trade mark use was not anticipated by applicable law and it caused many debates regarding basic principles of trade mark protection. The thesis is composed of eight chapters. The first chapter is an introduction. Chapter two provides basic insight into the issue of keywords. The system of internet search engine functioning and keyword advertising is introduced. This chapter also addresses the economic importance of keyword advertising and possible conflicts that may arise when trade marks are used as keywords. Chapter three analyses trade mark legislation with focus on Community trade marks. The scope of rights of trade mark...
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Trade marks with reputation in light of case-law of the EU
Peřinová, Eva ; Pítra, Vladimír (advisor) ; Růžička, Michal (referee)
The rigorous thesis "Trade marks with reputation in light of case-law of the EU" submits a complex overview of the issues concerning trade marks with reputation in relation to the case-law of the EU. The initial part looks into the role of the Community trade mark in the framework of the Czech and International trade mark system, contains topic concerning the private law aspects of trade marks and submits general overview of procedural issues. The thesis also includes interpretation of the unclear terminology and presents "related topics" (comparison with well-known marks, enhanced distinctiveness, family of marks). The main pillar of the thesis is analysis of article 8(5) CTMR (counterpart of § 7 (1)(b) and (e) of the Act No. 441/2003 Coll., on Trade Marks) and of its cumulative conditions that need to be met to successfully claim the article concerned. It mainly contains analysis of the forms of encroachment (unfair advantage of the distinctiveness or the repute of the earlier mark, detriment to distinctiveness, detriment to repute) in light of case-law of the EU, all also from procedural law point of view. The final part of the thesis is concerned with possible future legislation regarding the issues in question and it also briefly refers to administrative classification of the goods and...
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Rights of designation and rules for their construction
Kalenský, Michal ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Tomsa, Miloš (referee)
In the thesis author deals with the rights for designation which are composed of trade names, trademarks, designations of origin, geographical indications and domains. Area of domains is represented only by domains of the highest level - "cz" and "eu". Rights for designation are analysed especially from the view of the rules of their construction. Thesis concerns both national and union institutes and also presents the legal status after the recodification of the civil law. Chapter One deals with intellectual property in general, which is defined by its conceptual characteristics. Second, third, fourth and fifth chapter focuses on individual right for designation. These chapters are subdivided according to the same logical structure into the subchapters. Subchapter One provides an outline of the historical development of the respective inalienable possessions from the oldest historical period up to the present day. In view of the fact that rights to designation are regulated by large amounts of legal sources of law (as current legislation, international treaties, internal regulations, general terms and conditions), which come from national, union and international legal rules, for clear arrangement was necessary to write down the most significant sources. A part of second subchapter of each...
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