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CERNADAS LÁZARE, M. La dilución de la marca de renombre. Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2019. ISBN 978-84-9123-730-3.
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[Resumen]: La teoría de la dilución nace para proteger las marcas que ostentan cierto grado de conocimiento frente al uso de una marca idéntica o similar con relación a productos o servicios diferentes. Esta protección surgió en los años veinte del pasado siglo como respuesta jurisprudencial a la laguna existente en las leyes de marcas. Antes de que la normativa de marcas reconociera la protección extraordinaria, los titulares de la marca de renombre o famosa debían acudir a las normas generales y al Derecho contra la competencia desleal para poder proteger su marca más allá de la regla de la especialidad. Sin embargo, el valor que representa la marca de renombre o famosa provocó que esta protección excepcional fuese trasladada al Derecho de marcas. Desde su origen y hasta la actualidad, esta protección reforzada ha sufrido una profunda evolución que ha provocado que se trate de una de las figuras más controvertidas del Derecho de marcas.
La tutela reforzada de la marca de renombre o famosa constituye, hoy en día, uno de los pilares básicos del Derecho de marcas, que se caracteriza por dejar sin efecto el principio de especialidad que rige en Derecho de marcas. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto el estudio de la problemática que existe en torno a la dilución de la marca. Con tal fin, se ha realizado un estudio de Derecho comparado entre la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos de América, abordando algunas de las cuestiones más controvertidas de la protección frente al perjuicio del carácter distintivo de la marca de renombre o famosa. De este modo, se analizan el concepto de marca de renombre o famosa, los requisitos que han de cumplirse para acceder a la protección reforzada y la protección en sí, su regulación y aplicación por los tribunales, así como su fundamentación.
[Abstract]: The theory of dilution was created to protect brands that enjoy a certain degree of recognition against the use of an identical or similar brand in relation to different products or services. This protection emerged in the 1920s as a jurisprudential response to a loophole in trademark law. Before trademark regulations recognised extraordinary protection, owners of well-known or famous trademarks had to resort to general rules and unfair competition law to protect their trademarks beyond the rule of speciality. However, the value represented by well-known or famous trademarks led to this exceptional protection being transferred to trademark law. From its inception to the present day, this enhanced protection has undergone a profound evolution, making it one of the most controversial concepts in trademark law. The enhanced protection of renowned or famous trademarks is currently one of the cornerstones of trademark law, characterised by the invalidation of the principle of speciality that governs trademark law. The purpose of this paper is to study the problems surrounding trademark dilution. To this end, a comparative law study has been carried out between the European Union and the United States of America, addressing some of the most controversial issues of protection against damage to the distinctive character of renowned or famous trademarks. Thus, the concept of a well-known or famous trademark, the requirements that must be met to obtain enhanced protection and the protection itself, its regulation and application by the courts, as well as its rationale, are analysed.
[Abstract]: The theory of dilution was created to protect brands that enjoy a certain degree of recognition against the use of an identical or similar brand in relation to different products or services. This protection emerged in the 1920s as a jurisprudential response to a loophole in trademark law. Before trademark regulations recognised extraordinary protection, owners of well-known or famous trademarks had to resort to general rules and unfair competition law to protect their trademarks beyond the rule of speciality. However, the value represented by well-known or famous trademarks led to this exceptional protection being transferred to trademark law. From its inception to the present day, this enhanced protection has undergone a profound evolution, making it one of the most controversial concepts in trademark law. The enhanced protection of renowned or famous trademarks is currently one of the cornerstones of trademark law, characterised by the invalidation of the principle of speciality that governs trademark law. The purpose of this paper is to study the problems surrounding trademark dilution. To this end, a comparative law study has been carried out between the European Union and the United States of America, addressing some of the most controversial issues of protection against damage to the distinctive character of renowned or famous trademarks. Thus, the concept of a well-known or famous trademark, the requirements that must be met to obtain enhanced protection and the protection itself, its regulation and application by the courts, as well as its rationale, are analysed.
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