The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks: 2019

Welcome to the eighth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks. This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of trade mark laws and regulations. It is divided into two main sections: Two general chapters, exploring online infringement in Europe and the use-based regime in the U.S. Country question and answer chapters. These provide a broad overview of common issues in trade mark laws and regulations in 49 jurisdictions. All chapters are written by leading trade mark lawyers and industry specialists and we are extremely grateful for their excellent contributions.

1 Ranging Abroad: a Spotlight on Infringements Online, and Where to Fight Them - Nick Aries & Tristan Sherliker, Bird & Bird LLP 2 Use It or Lose It: Truer Than Ever in the U.S.A. - Karen Lim & Jason D. Jones, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. 3 Australia McCullough Robertson: Belinda Breakspear & Peter Stokes 4 Austria Hule Bachmayr-Heyda Nordberg Rechtsanwalte GmbH: Emanuel Boesch 5 Barbados Clarke Gittens Farmer: Rosalind K. Smith Millar QC 6 Belgium Lydian: Annick Mottet Haugaard & Blandine de Lange 7 Bolivia Bolet & Terrero: Juan Ignacio Zapata 8 Brazil Daniel Law: Robert Daniel-Shores & Roberta Arantes 9 Canada Miller Thomson LLP: Catherine M. Dennis Brooks & David Reive 10 Cayman Islands HSM IP Ltd.: Sophie Peat & Huw Moses 11 Chile PORZIO RIOS GARCIA: Cristobal Porzio & Marcelo Correa 12 China East & Concord Partners: Charles (Chao) Feng 13 Cyprus Koushos Korfiotis Papacharalambous LLC: Eleni Papacharalambous & Georgia Charalambous 14 Czech Republic KOREJZOVA LEGAL v.o.s.: Dr. Petra de Brantes & Mgr. Ivana Toningerova 15 Finland Borenius Attorneys Ltd: Asa Krook & Ben Rapinoja 16 France Gowling WLG: Celine Bey & Clemence Lapotre 17 Germany Lubberger Lehment: Anja Wulff 18 Greece Law Offices of Patrinos & Kilimiris: Maria Kilimiris & Manolis Metaxakis 19 India Subramaniam & Associates (SNA): Hari Subramaniam & Philip Abraham 20 Ireland LK Shields: Peter Bolger & Jane O'Grady 21 Israel Ehrlich, Neubauer & Melzer (EN&M), of Ehrlich Group: Yehuda Neubauer & Keren Rubinstein 22 Italy FTCC Studio Legale Associato: Filippo Canu & Pierluigi Cottafavi 23 Jamaica DunnCox: Joanne Wood Rattray & Kelly Akin 24 Japan Fukami Patent Office, P.C.: Yoshitake Kihara & Miki Tomii 25 Korea Lee International IP & Law Group: Mi-Cheong Lee & Robert M. Kim 26 Malaysia Shearn Delamore & Co.: Karen Abraham & Janet Toh 27 Malta Camilleri Preziosi Advocates: Steven Decesare & Sharon Xuereb 28 Mexico OLIVARES: Alonso Camargo & Daniel Sanchez 29 Netherlands Le Poole Bekema: Anne Bekema & Laura Broers 30 Nigeria S. P. A. Ajibade & Co.: John Chike Onyido & Oluwasolape Owoyemi 31 Norway Acapo AS: Kjersti Rogne & Kjersti Staven-Garberg 32 Philippines SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan: Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan 33 Poland Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak: Dr. (hab.) Ewa Skrzydlo-Tefelska & Karol Gajek 34 Portugal Baptista, Monteverde & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL: Filipe Teixeira Baptista & Joana Cunha Reis 35 Russia Papula-Nevinpat: Annikki Hamalainen 36 Saudi Arabia Kadasa Intellectual Property: Mohammad Jomoa & Asif Iqbal 37 Serbia Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr: Andrea Radonjanin 38 Slovenia Patentna pisarna d.o.o.: Irena Kadunc & Vesna Kovic 39 South Africa Bouwers Inc.: Deon Bouwer & Adele Els 40 Spain ELZABURU: Fernando Ilardia & Ana Sanz 41 Sweden Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd.: Christopher Tehrani & Nedim Malovic 42 Switzerland Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwalte AG: Dr. Mathis Berger 43 Taiwan TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law: J. K. Lin & H. G. Chen 44 Turkey OFO VENTURA: OEzlem Futman 45 Uganda OSH Advocates, Solicitors & Legal Consultants: Fredrick K. Sentomero & Doreen Mwesige 46 Ukraine Advance Partners: Oleg Zhukhevych & Maksym Kravchenko 47 United Arab Emirates United Trademark & Patent Services: Maria Farrukh Irfan Khan & Sarmad Hasan Manto 48 United Kingdom Bird & Bird LLP: Nick Aries & Daisy Dier James 49 USA Arent Fox LLP: Michael A. Grow & James R. Davis, II 50 Vietnam Pham & Associates: Pham Vu Khanh Toan 51 Zimbabwe Samuriwo Attorneys: Nancy Samuriwo