Community trade mark and its relation to a national trade mark.

Community trade mark and its relation to a national trade mark (RESUMÉ) The purpose of my thesis is to describe and analyse the system of the protection of trade marks in the European Union in comparison with the protection granted to trade marks in member states, mainly in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into five chapters. Each chapter deals with different aspect of trade mark protection. The introduction of the thesis outlines main parts of the system of intellectual property rights and focuses on the trade mark and its importance in the European Union. Chapter One deals with possibilities of protection of the trade mark in the European Union. This chapter further specifies national trade mark system and its legal regulation in the European Union and in the Czech Republic and international trade mark system called Madrid system. Chapter Two describes grounds for establishment and existence of the Community trade mark. Description of legal regulation and sources, characteristic features and types of the Community trade mark is the subject of further parts of this chapter. Chapter Two also provides with the enumeration of possible owners of the Community trade mark, their rights and obligations and with the ways of disposal with their property. Chapter Three is subdivided into three parts and..