Trade Marks and the Internet: US and European Views

Speakers 

Professor Barton Beebe (NYU) - DOWNLOAD PAPER
Alexander von Muhlendahl (Bardehle Pargenberg) - DOWNLOAD PAPER
Chair: The Hon Mr Justice Arnold

About this event

What amounts to a trade mark infringement on the Internet is a a matter of vital commercial importance. Both the question of whether there is an infringement and who should be liable are subjects of wide debate and argument. Can a trade mark owner sue an internet auctioneer? Could others (ISPs, credit card companies via whom infringers are paid sand so on). And how far can a court grant remedies having cross-border effect. These questions are increasingly coming before the courts on both sides of the Atlantic. Is a common approach possible or necessary? Attendees had clear understanding of the current state of the law and where it may be going in the figured.