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suit, or use the trademark to mark squatters. Those who
market products that differ represent a real obstacle to
from those sold by the ac- attracting investment, and
tual owner. thus hinder the sustainable
development of Egypt.
The first option is the most
prevalent, which is to sell the Importance:
mark again to its legal own-
er, and this phenomenon is The importance of this
called “Trademark Squat- study comes from present-
ting” and it is what we will ing the legislative experienc-
focus on in this research. es of different countries, to
serve as a guiding model for
There is no doubt that the Egyptian legislator if he
the problem of trademark decides to enact legislation
squatting prevents invest- that limits the phenomenon
ment from being attract- of “Trademark Squatting”
ed, which is an obstacle to that impedes the attrac-
sustainable development. tion of foreign investment in
Therefore, it is necessary to Egypt. It also appears the
shed light on this phenom- importance of this research
enon in comparative law, in in presenting some judicial
order to reach the best ways precedents of several coun-
to confront it and to bene- tries, highlighting how they
fit from the best legislative confront this phenomenon,
experiences to protect the perhaps illuminating the way
Egyptian market from trade- for the Egyptian judiciary in
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