Can trademarks with a technical function be excluded from protection under international law? Answering this question based on a systematic reading of Art. 6quinquies PC, Art. 15 TRIPS and Art. 10bis PC, Tobias Endrich-Laimböck develops a binding ceiling to prevent restrictions of competition due to intellectual property overprotection.
Can trademarks with a technical function be excluded from protection under international law? Answering this question based on a systematic reading of Art. 6quinquies PC, Art. 15 TRIPS and Art. 10bis PC, Tobias Endrich-Laimböck develops a binding ceiling to prevent restrictions of competition due to intellectual property overprotection.
Tobias Endrich-Laimböck
Geboren 1989; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft in Passau, Prag und Oxford (EJP 2015, MJur 2016); Referendariat in München; 2022 Zweite Juristische Prüfung; Wissenschaftlicher Referent am Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München.
10bis functionality ceiling WVK Funktionalität