Harmful Trademarks Towards a New Understanding of Moral Bars in GCC Registration

• मुख्य लेखक: Farah, Nadiya (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2019
• श्रृंखला: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC
• विषय: GCC registration; harm; Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); moral bars; trademark law; immoral trademarks; harmful trademarks; trademark; new understanding; morality and public order; cultural norms
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...