LEADER 02461nam 2200433z- 450 001 996344246203316 005 20231214133507.0 035 $a(CKB)4920000000095304 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/49120 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000095304 100 $a20202102d2019 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHarmful Trademarks$eTowards a New Understanding of Moral Bars in GCC Registration 210 $cNomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG$d2019 225 1 $aMunich Intellectual Property Law Center ? MIPLC 311 $a3-8487-5283-2 311 $a3-8452-9456-6 330 $aBetween 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 how three Arab Gulf states that have Islamic law as the main source of legislation and large expatriate communities, apply moral bars to trademark registration. It draws comparison with Western jurisdictions. Three main questions are explored: 1) To what extent do immoral or borderline trademarks/goods proceed to registration in conservative Islamic countries that apply trademark law in conformity with Shari?a law? 2) What reasoning is guiding decisions? 3) Can a concept of ?harm? improve our understanding of the power of trademarks and thus the moral thresholds that countries set?The author is an innovation and IP commercialisation professional. She acquired a passion for trademark law while completing a Master of Laws in ?Intellectual Property and Competition Law? in Munich, Germany. She is now pursuing a career in trademark law in the UK. 517 $aHarmful Trademarks 610 $aGCC registration 610 $aharm 610 $aGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 610 $amoral bars 610 $atrademark law 610 $aimmoral trademarks 610 $aharmful trademarks 610 $atrademark 610 $anew understanding 610 $amorality and public order 610 $acultural norms 700 $aFarah$b Nadiya$4auth$01332341 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996344246203316 996 $aHarmful Trademarks$93040860 997 $aUNISA