Autorentext
Lisa P. Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and an expert on trademark law. She has given presentations throughout the United States and around the world about how certain trademark laws may conflict with the right to freedom of expression.

Klappentext

"This book explores how trademark and free speech rights can conflict and proposes speech-protective reforms of trademark law. It also explains why granting trademark rights in informational terms, widely used phrases, and decorative product features with substantial pre-existing communicative value can harm free expression and fair competition"--

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Trademarks with Substantial Inherent Value; 2. When Do Trademark and Free Speech Rights Conflict?; 3. A Free Speech Framework for Trademark Law; 4. Trademark Registration Laws Can Chill Protected Speech; 5. Trademark Enforcement Laws Suppress Protected Speech; 6. Inherently Valuable Expression in Trademark Law; 7. Proposed Speech-Protective Reforms of Trademark Law; Conclusion.