Towards a European Unfair Competition Law ― A Clash Between Legal Families: A Comparative Study Of English, German And Dutch Law In Light Of Existing European and Internatioal Legal Instruments

The full subtitle of this work is A Clash Between Legal Families; A Comparative Study of English, German and Dutch Law in Light of Existing European and International Legal Instruments. De Vrey (an Amsterdam-based lawyer) analyzes unfair competition law in the European Union, especially variances between laws in the UK, Germany, and the Netherland; unsuccessful and new initiatives; and how competition law relates to intellectual property and consumer laws. He surveys misleading advertising, discrediting of competitors, know-how protection, unlawful imitation, and misappropriation. Included are the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and WIPO Provisions on Protection against Unfair Competition of 1996. Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)