Archive for January, 2008

Use of term in part of computer not seen by average consumers would not constitute trade mark infringement – RxWorks Ltd v Dr Paul Hunter (t/a Connect Computers), High Court

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Dr Hunter owned the registered trade mark ‘VET.LOCAL’ including in respect of software and hardware. RxWorks had created a computer system in which that term appeared on computer screens, for example...

Tarzan cry calls in novel way of registering sounds as trade mark files

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

November’s edition of Upload-IT reported that Edgar Rice Burroughs Incorporated, the owner of rights in Tarzan - the jungle hero – had failed to register the Tarzan jungle call as a European Community...

Lacoste says ‘ahhh’ as small dental practice sees off Lacoste’s legal challenge to register its crocodile trade mark

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Dr Simon Moore and Dr Tim Rumney have won a prolonged legal challenge by Lacoste over whether they could register a crocodile as a trade mark for their small Cheltenham dental practice. They had used...

Canadian man receives monthly mobile phone bill for over £40,000

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

A Canadian man was shocked to receive a mobile phone bill for the dollar equivalent of over £40,000. Piotr Staniaszek was under the misapprehension that he could use his new mobile phone as a modem...

Vodafone fails to break up T-Mobile/iPhone deal in Germany

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Vodafone has failed to stop T-Mobile, its mobile phone rival, from having exclusive rights to sell Apple’s latest must-have device – the iPhone – in Germany. Apple has agreed similar exclusive...

Channel 4 fined £1.5m for Richard & Judy and Deal or No Deal phone-in competition breaches

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Ofcom - the media regulator - has fined Channel 4 £1.5m for the unfair phone-in competitions on the Richard & Judy and Deal or No Deal flagship shows. On both programmes, viewers who telephoned...

Ofcom Consumer Panel calls for tough new action on accurate broadband speeds

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

The Ofcom Consumer Panel has called for action to avoid the practice of misleading advertised broadband speeds. Its concern is that broadband speeds advertised as being 'up to' certain levels often come...

Ask offers alternative to increasing personal data footprint left on Facebook and Google sites

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Ask is providing a search service that flies in the face of the recent trend by popular websites to collate and retain people’s data. The search engine has launched a feature called AskEraser that...

Amazon music download service takes another leap forward with signing up of Warner Music

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Amazon, the popular e-tailer, has received a boost in its effort to set up a music store in competition with Apple's iTunes, with the news that Warner Music is making its music available through Amazon. ...

End of an era as Netscape Navigator is discontinued

1 January 2008 | Paul Gershlick

It is the end of an era as Netscape Navigator is no longer going to be supported from 1 February. It is an incredible turnaround for the one-time near monopolist in the Internet browser market. In...

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Archive for January, 2008

Use of term in part of computer not seen by average consumers would not constitute trade mark infringement – RxWorks Ltd v Dr Paul Hunter (t/a Connect Computers), High Court

Tarzan cry calls in novel way of registering sounds as trade mark files

Lacoste says ‘ahhh’ as small dental practice sees off Lacoste’s legal challenge to register its crocodile trade mark

Canadian man receives monthly mobile phone bill for over £40,000

Vodafone fails to break up T-Mobile/iPhone deal in Germany

Channel 4 fined £1.5m for Richard & Judy and Deal or No Deal phone-in competition breaches

Ofcom Consumer Panel calls for tough new action on accurate broadband speeds

Ask offers alternative to increasing personal data footprint left on Facebook and Google sites

Amazon music download service takes another leap forward with signing up of Warner Music

End of an era as Netscape Navigator is discontinued

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