European Trade Mark Law provides a coherent and authoritative commentary on both the substantive and procedural aspects of European trade mark law. It presents an integrated picture of the two major trade mark law provisions at EU level: the Community Trade Mark Regulation (CMTR), which provides for the registration and protection of a Europe-wide mark; and the Trade Mark Directive (TMD), which aims to harmonise national trade mark laws. The book's core focus is the Community texts and case law, and it offers a detailed analysis of the CMTD and TMD, as well as practical discussion of the procedure for registering, maintaining, and challenging a trade mark through the European Trade Mark Office and at the national level. It considers how national laws have been successfully harmonised by the TMD, and where they differ significantly from others in their implementation of the Directive. Written by one of the leading trade mark lawyers in Europe, this is an invaluable reference for both academics and practitioners in this complex and rapidly developing area of law.

"It is a useful reference for both experienced practitioners and academics, and would be an excellent text for a graduate course in EU trademark law." - Edward Vassallo, The Trademark Reporter (September-October 2017)

"Trademark lawyers, whether UK-based or not, should ideally acquire a copy of this the first edition of this distinguished work of scholarship." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers