Ambrasaitė-Balynienė, Goda

Requirement to use a trademark is precondition of the maintenance of its registration all over the world. However, EU legislation additionally introduces a vague concept of genuineness in its legislation as a criterion of acceptable use. The study investigates theoretical and practical problems of the requirement of genuine use in trademark law. The author employs methods of historical legal research and comparative legal analysis to get profound understanding of the concept of genuine use in retrospect and currently, within and outside of the EU legislation and court practice, in order to identify specific complications related with the requirement of genuine use. The study revealed that the main theoretical problem of the requirement is lack of regulatory interpretation, while practical problems include its temporal and geographical aspects. Author recommends addressing identified problems by implementation of amendments in the EU legislation, namely providing a clearer understanding of the requirement of genuine use in trademark law, and reducing the grace period to 3 years. Another solution is increased reliance on e-evidence in the process of proving genuine use of the trademark.

Magistro baigiamajame darbe analizuojami ieškinio tapatumo nustatymo kriterijai. Baigiamojo darbo tikslas – identifikuoti ieškinio tapatumo problemas Lietuvos teismų praktikoje. Tyrime siekta atsakyti į klausimą, kokios ieškinio tapatumo sąlygos turi būti identifikuojamos siekiant užtikrinti šalių interesus ir užtikrinti draudimo teisme nagrinėti tapatų ieškinį paskirtį. Pirmoje darbo dalyje atskleidžiama draudimo teisme nagrinėti tapatų ieškinį paskirtis. Antroje darbo dalyje išanalizuotos ieškinio tapatumo nustatymo kriterijai, pateikta bylos šalių samprata ir ieškinio elementų tarpusavio santykis. Trečiame skyriuje identifikuotos konkrečios ieškinio tapatumo problemos atskirų kategorijų bylose. Atlikus tyrimą nustatyta, kad ieškinio tapatumo kriterijai nėra pakankamai apibrėžti, todėl siekiant suvienodinti teismų praktiką ir užtikrinti draudimo teisme nagrinėti tapatų ieškinį aiškumą, pateikti pasiūlymai dėl nacionalinio civilinio proceso įstatymo keitimo.

This master thesis investigates the protection of geographical indications (GIs) against misuse, imitation, and evocation in the context of intellectual property law. GIs are collective signs that denote the distinctive attributes of a product associated with a specific region. The thesis explores the importance of GIs in the field and identifies a gap in the research regarding the lack of legal definitions for the concepts of misuse, imitation, and evocation in the European Union (EU) legal system. The research question aims to determine whether specific definitions of these concepts are necessary and how their inclusion would impact the resolution of disputes related to GIs. The thesis analyzes relevant EU legal acts, court decisions, and scholarly literature to explore the scope of protection against these violations. The findings highlight the need for defining misuse, imitation, and evocation in legal acts or regulations. Clear definitions would simplify the judicial process, harmonize legislation, rsolve the problem of uncertainty and enable courts to make faster and clearer decisions. The practical significance of the thesis lies in its potential to assist legislators in improving regulations and aid courts and institutions in interpreting and applying protection against misuse, imitation, and evocation of GIs. The findings contribute to the field by providing insights into the scope of protection and proposing possible definitions. Ultimately, the thesis aims to enhance the legal framework surrounding GIs and promote effective regulation and protection in a globalized society.

This thesis describes the phenomenon of a domain name, outlines the DNS specifics and examines domain name evolution in the context of Internet development and governance. The research represents the analysis of domain name legislative framework and regulation within the USA, the EU and Ukraine. The thesis outlines the types of disputes arising in the domain name sphere while establishing the causes of their creation. Mainly this research intends to explore the current legal regulation of domain name disputes. Based on the comparative analysis of scientific literature, as well as court practise and UDRP decisions, the problematic issues which may arise in domain name dispute regulation procedure were explored in detail in this thesis. As the result, the recommendations to the legal framework addressing both practical and legal matters arising from the domain name and domain name disputes regulation are delivered.

The research presents comparative analysis of non-conventional marks position in the EU and the US by determining the level of non-conventional marks regulation harmonization presented by key international trademark instrument to which they are members, scrutinizing the relevant domestic trademark regulation and practical implications thereofin the context of three main obstacles on the way of non-conventional marks registration, namely, representation of the marks in the application, non-functionality anddistinctiveness requirements. In result, advantages and drawbacks of the systems` approachesasregards registrability of non-conventional marksare established. On that basis, recommendations as to further improvement of the approaches are made.

Magistro baigiamaje darbe analizuojami sąžiningumo nustatymo kriterijai fizinio asmens bankroto bylose. Baigiamojo darbo tikslas - nustatyti sąžiningumo fizinio asmens bankroto bylose vertinimo kriterijus bei išskirti sąžiningumo objektyviojo ir subjektyviojo kriterijų turinį. Atlikus tyrimą nustatyta, kad sąžiningumo reikalavimas LR FABĮ yra pakankamai aiškiai apibrėžtas, tačiau siekiant suvienodinti įstatyme naudojamas sąvokas bei įstatyme nustatytą reguliavimą su teismų praktika, pateikiami siūlymai dėl LR FABĮ keitimo.

During the last years with the growth of the problem of increase of courts workload and procedural terms in the European states more attention is given to the legal regulation of the system...

During the last years with the growth of the problem of increase of courts workload and procedural terms in the European states more attention is given to the legal regulation of the system...