Rights to the own name may be transferred
The right to the own name is not often subject to Supreme Court decisions. However, recently the Austrian Supreme Court had to decide on two different cases regarding the assignment of rights to the own name and the interpretation of licence agreements concerning these rights (17 Ob 2/10h, 4 Ob 124/10d). The cases are based on similar … >> read more
01.11.2010
KEYWORDS
- action for a negative declaration
- amendments
- author
- bad faith
- bifurcation
- business identifier
- cancellation
- change of calculation of protection term
- claim amendment
- claim for damages
- community law
- comparative advertising
- design
- designation of origin
- disclaimer
- distinctive character
- EPC
- fees
- infringement
- internet publications
- inventive step
- Know-how
- license
- likelihood of confusion
- limitation
- limitation of trade mark
- limitation period
- medical use
- miscellaneous
- national law
- notice of opposition against trade mark
- nullity
- opposition
- overall impression
- patent
- patent infringement
- patentability
- priority
- renewal
- right to a name
- right to be heard
- right to recall
- service invention
- SPC
- state of the art
- Supreme Court
- trade mark
- trade mark law
- trade secrets
- unfair competition
- use
- utility model