Internet Intermediaries and Trade Mark Rights, by Althaf Marsoof

Abstract

The volume focusses on online intermediaries, their responsibilities towards hosting or indexing unlawful content on their platforms and examines the UK legal structure dealing with the liability of intermediaries in cases of infringement of trade mark. By adopting an approach of comparing liability of intermediaries in mature jurisdictions, the book proposes a normative framework for an area of law, which is relatively unsettling in the UK. Given the dimensions covered in this volume, including both legal and practical considerations for bringing about changes in the legal structure concerning infringement of trade marks, it becomes a one-stop resource for policymakers, legislators, practitioners, industry partners, academics, and students. Further, there is a Brexit perspective included in the chapters providing the opportunity to reflect upon possible changes and implications further to the UK breaking away from precedence developed out of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgments and European Union (EU) laws.