This important new work provides practitioners with a detailed, and much needed, guide to the Community Trade Mark Regulation, for which there is no official explanatory memorandum. As well as article-by-article commentary on the Regulation itself, additional commentary considers the implementing rules and all rules released since the Regulation came into force in 1996. * A highly practical guide to the working of the Regulation * Article-by-article approach brings great clarity to the text * An area where guidance is crucial as the Regulation deals with issues from many different legal systems.