Morcom on Trade Marks

Morcom on Trade Marks (formerly known as Modern Law of Trade Marks) is a comprehensive guide on trademark law, enabling practitioners to provide clients with effective advice with the best possible support and authority. It includes a detailed analysis of important UK and European legislation and in-depth commentary on key cases.

This new sixth edition has been fully revised and updated to take into account all the latest developments since the last edition was published in 2016.

Key updates include:

• Coverage of the most important new decisions of the Courts and other decision-making bodies, and legislation (eg Unjustified Threats legislation of 2017);
• The implementation by the UK of the ‘recast’ EU Harmonisation Directive of 2015;
• Detailed treatment of the consequences of the exit of the UK from the EU (including a brand new chapter) and coverage of measures ensuring that proprietors of EU trademarks and International Registrations designating the UK, as geographical indications will retain protection of their rights in the UK as well as in the other 27 EU Member States;
• A comprehensive update of The European Union Trade Mark section (Part VIII) to incorporate relevant changes to the EUTM law and regime, and new decisions that will continue to be of relevance to businesses worldwide;
• Inclusion of references to important decisions of the EU institutions, in particular the Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court, which continue to be an important part of jurisprudence relevant to UK trademark law;
• Updated ‘Consolidated’ versions of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Trade Marks Rules 2008, and the full text of the 2015 Directive included as Annexes.