An Exhaustion of the Exclusive Right to Use a Trademark

Student: Solovyeva Valeria

Educational Programme: Jurisprudence (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2018

The given Diploma deals with the issue of an exhaustion of the exclusive right to use a trademark which is among the most controversial questions in the intellectual property and antitrust law. The legal nature of this institution is closely connected with the scope of trademark owners’ rights as well as the rights of other market participants. As a consequence, it is important to ensure a fair balance between the interests of both parties. The given work provides theoretical analysis of some problematic aspects related to the application of the principle of exhaustion of exclusive rights, which has a direct connection to the parallel import issue, suggesting relevant insights which could help in trying to find answers in pursuit of more legal certainty and predictability for market participants.

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