With the rise of internet marketing and e-commerce around the world, international and cross-border conflicts in trademark and unfair competition law have become increasingly important. In this groundbreaking work, Tim Dornis - who, in addition to his scholarly pursuits, has worked as an attorney, a public prosecutor, and a judge, giving him experience in both civil and common-law jurisdictions - presents the historical-comparative, doctrinal, and economic aspects of trademark and unfair competition conflicts law. The book should be read by any scholar or practitioner interested in the international aspects of intellectual property generally, and trademark and unfair competition law specifically. This title is available as Open Access.

The first and only comprehensive comparison of common law and civil law in the field (US and EU), and the first and only analysis of international trademark and unfair competition conflicts written in English
The product of a truly 'hybrid' jurist, trained in the civil-law tradition, but who has studied, done research, and practiced law in common-law jurisdictions for many years
The book is a 'habilitation' thesis, which is aimed at fundamental research and still provides for practically applicable results
This title is available as Open Access