INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO TRADEMARK: BROADENING THE HORIZONS OF PROTECTION

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  • Dr. Nidhi Buch Assistant Professor of Law, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Author

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International instruments, trademark protection, harmonization

Abstract

Intellectual property inherently has dual nature. i.e., it has national as well as international dimension. The national law prescribes for the legislative, administrative as well judicial structure for the protection within its territory whereas the International Instruments ensure minimum standards of protection by providing certain measures for enforcement of the same by the contracting states. Over a course of history various multilateral conventions and treaties have immerged for the protection of trade mark. The main purposes of these international instruments affecting trademarks are better protection of rights for various types of marks, harmonization of laws and efficient system for multilateral filing for global protection. In this backdrop the article makes an attempt to analyse multilateral treaties and agreements on the Law of Trademarks which are international instruments for protection of trade mark worldwide. The objective of this article is to explore the international system for trademark protection by studying various multilateral conventions that provides for harmonization of laws for enhanced protection of trademark.

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02-02-2017

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Dr. Nidhi Buch. “INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO TRADEMARK: BROADENING THE HORIZONS OF PROTECTION”. Journal of Legal Studies & Research, vol. 3, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 19-35, https://journal.thelawbrigade.com/jlsr/article/view/1939.

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