The Cult of Celebrity and Trade Marks: the next instalment

The Cult of Celebrity and Trade Marks: the next instalment

In response to the increasing use of registered trade marks by celebrities to protect their names from exploitation, the UK Trade Marks Registry has recently issued guidance on registration of "famous names". This article seeks to examine the implications of the guidance in light of the ex...

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Main Author: Gillian Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2004-06-01
Series:SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society
Online Access:http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/issue2/celebrity.asp
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spelling doaj-528a40f203f44f6aa3a74a90fa7baf162020-11-25T00:10:04ZengUniversity of EdinburghSCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society1744-25672004-06-0112230240The Cult of Celebrity and Trade Marks: the next instalmentGillian DaviesIn response to the increasing use of registered trade marks by celebrities to protect their names from exploitation, the UK Trade Marks Registry has recently issued guidance on registration of "famous names". This article seeks to examine the implications of the guidance in light of the existing legislative framework for registration of a personal name and recent judicial developments, together with examples of some famous names that have been granted registered protection.http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/issue2/celebrity.asp
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