Trademark registrability

The purpose of this thesis, entitled Trademark registrability, is to provide a general overview of otherwise extensive issue of trademark registrability, in particular the legal regulation contained in the Trademarks Act after the entry into force of the Big novelization Trademarks Act. This thesis consists of eleven chapters in total, with each chapter focusing on a different aspect of trademark law in relation to the topic of the thesis. The content of the first chapter is an introduction to the historical development of trademark law from the period of the emergence of civilisations to the modern concept of trademarks as we know it today and the integration of this institution into the intellectual property rights of which it is a part. The second chapter deals with the very concept of trademark, in particular what a tradmark is and what kind of sign is eligible to be a trademark, or what requirements are placed for such signs. The chapter further divides trademarks into two main categories, the traditional trademarks, which are trademarks capable of graphical representation, and non-traditional trademarks, where the requirement of graphical representation has been waived. The third chapter describes conditions under which the registration protection is granted to trademarks in Czech Republic in..