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The misconception of F. I. Schechter.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010-09)
After briefly examining the history of trade marks and establishing the theoretical framework of trade mark functions, an analysis from the perspective of semiotics is conducted, viewing the trade mark as a sign. This ...
The Application of Article 101 of the Treaty of Lisbon to forms of horizontal collaboration in the Financial Services Sector
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011-07)
Since the dawn of the European Union, insurance and banking undertakings claimed to be subject to a special status vis-à-vis the application of EU competition law, due to the quasi social nature of the services they ...
The doctrine of Res Judicata before international arbitral tribunals.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
There are currently no rules in international commercial arbitration law and practice
assuring the coordination between (partial or final) arbitral awards and/or national
court judgments rendered in identical or related ...
Patents as property in Taiwanese jurisprudence: rebuilding a property model for patents
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012-10)
The reconciliation of patents within the Taiwanese Law of Things has received negligible attention from legal scholars. The primary reason for this is the hesitation, by courts and scholars alike, to construct a new property ...
The contribution of foreign investments to the economic development of host states as a jurisdictional requirement under the ICSID Convention
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012-06)
This thesis addresses the problem concerning the contribution of foreign
investments to the economic development of the host State as a jurisdictional
requirement under the Washington Convention on the Settlement of ...
Public health related TRIPS flexibilities and South-South co-operation as enablers of treatment access in Eastern and Southern Africa: perspectives from producing and importing countries
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-02)
Eastern and southern Africa, a region that is home to a twentieth of the world’s population, accounts for half the number of people living with HIV globally, including an increasingly drug resistant Tuberculosis epidemic. ...
Regulation of oligopolies in the EU electronic communications markets: the current framework does not adequately address the oligopoly problem.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-12)
The present work has examined the thesis that the current framework for the regulation
of SMP under EU law on electronic communications does not address the oligopoly
problem in full. Under the SMP framework for electronic ...
The Moral Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011-12-15)
The Moral Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights explores the various aspects of IPRs in which moral evaluation and claims play a role. According to R M Hare, moral concepts and reasoning are characterized by the ...
The Public Interest and the Construction of Exceptions to Patentee's Rights - A comparative Study of UK and German law
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-08-09)
The thesis analyses the concept of public interest with regards to exceptions to patent rights. It is submitted that patent rights are generally provided for a utilitarian purpose which is to enable technological advance. ...
Collective dominance in EU merger control: Substantive issues
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-11-03)
This thesis focuses on collective dominance in horizontal concentrations as regulated under the EU Merger Regulation 139/2004. Chapter 1 introduces the issues that this thesis will examine. Chapter 2 focuses on the concept ...