Ulrich Hildebrandt

Trade mark law practitioners agree that Ulrich Hildebrandt's Trade Mark Law in Europe hugely enhances their work. This fourth edition follows the same well-known, intensely practical, time-saving format, with each provision of current law (Directive 2015/2436) reproduced in its original English wording and annotated with relevant passages from all relevant decisions of the European Court of Justice, as well as relevant provisions of the Community Trade Mark Regulation and the national trade mark acts of all Member States implementing the Directive. The author's expert commentary on each provision expressly marks major changes to previous versions of the Directive, highlights when case law concerning a previous version remains relevant and translates passages that lack an official English text. Among the fundamental questions addressed are the following: When is it possible to register a geographical indication as a trademark? Are colours and sounds capable of registration? When may the reputation of a mark be invoked to protect it? How mundane could a sign be and still claim to be distinctive? When can it be said that there has been no genuine use of a trade mark? Where does the Court's function theory influence the trademark law? Given a topic or keyword, appendices assist in the quick finding of any provision of the Directive and relevant case law. There is no other resource presenting the original wording of ECJ case law, broken down by specific points of law and directly related on an article-by-article basis to EU and Member State trade mark legislation. As a highly organized presentation of key information, this is an ideal initial tool that makes any research into European trade mark law fast and easy, whether for academic purposes or actual legal practice. Lawyers, in-house counsel, judges, and academics will all welcome this new edition.

Von der Krise lernen. Corona zeigt uns, was wir sonst nicht sehen würden. Wer sind die Verlierer und Gewinner? U.a. Restaurants, Hotels, Kulturschaffende und Reiseveranstalter kämpfen ums (wirtschaftliche) Überleben. Menschen, die physisch und psychisch krank werden. Wir suchen Nähe und müssen Abstand einhalten. Wo sind die Fehler im System, z. B. Fehlende Notfallvorräte für Masken, SchutzkleidungFehlende Digitalisierung in Schulen und GesundheitsämternWas können wir selber anders machen, z. B.weniger und hochwertigeres Fleisch essen = bessere Arbeitsbedingungen in fleischverarbeitenden Betrieben = weniger Corona-MasseninfektionenWissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse richtig verstehen und anwenden. Akzeptieren, dass Wissenschaft ein lernendes System ist, das prüft, verwirft und bestätigt. Selbstverständlichkeiten, die wir vielleicht nicht genug zu schätzen wussten, z. B. Offene Grenzen, unbeschwertes ReisenMenschliche Nähe, FeiernWie gehen wir mit Globalisierung um? Es ist kaum zu verhindern, dass aus einer begrenzten Epidemie erneut eine globale Pandemie wird. Was haben wir gelernt? Was können und müssen wir zukünftig besser machen? Corona zwingt uns zu Änderungen. Das nächste Virus kommt bestimmt.

Detaillierte Anleitung für drei endoskopisch bzw. laparoskopische Zugänge zur vorderen Wirbelsäule: thorakal, transperitoneal, retroperitoneal. Besonders revolutionär ist der retroperitoneale Zugang, der große Einschnitte überflüssig macht und hier erstmals beschrieben ist. Reparaturen an der vorderen Wirbelsäule bewirken eine viel größere und dauerhaftere Stabilisierung nach Frakturen bzw. degenerativen Wirbelsäulenerkrankungen. Der Patient kann früher aufstehen, hat viel weniger Schmerzen. Die Langzeitergebnisse sind besser.

It is now more than 40 years since Drs. Wild and Reid published their first experience with rectal ultrasonography from the Surgery Department at the University of Minnesota. Professor Owen H. Wangen steen, in whose laboratory the studies were carried out, recognized at that time the need for early detection in the treatment of cancer. Technical improvements over the past 20 years have made endoscopy the procedure of choice for examination of the hollow organs of the genital, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. The simultaneous development of endosonography has had an equally dramatic impact on the practice of medicine and surgery. The technology has been demonstrated to be helpful in both benign and malignant conditions. One of the so-called benign conditions of the anorectum is fistula-in-ano. Fistula surgery has always relied on excellent anatomic delineation of the intramuscular tracts. There is hope that adaptation of ultrasonographic technology will aid in the surgical management of this malady. Clearly, rectal ultrasonography has considerable potential in the management of rectal carcinoma. Accuracy rates in the range of 90% for the depth of neoplastic invasion have been reported. This ability for accurate assessment will undoubtedly lead to a better definition of the population of patients that can be managed by local therapeutic means.