Joint ownership of a trademark: current issues

Based on the analysis of judicial practice, the author comes to the conclusion that at present, in fact, only the design of a collective trademark is used as the only form of co-ownership of a trademark. The author highlights the shortcomings of this form, criticizes the existing restrictive practice and proposes to legislate the possibility of copyright holders using other forms of co-ownership - those based on contractual relations. The author defends the position that such a step would be fully consistent with one of the main principles of civil law - the principle of discretion.