Archive for February, 2008

Advocate General endorses Hutchison’s right to refer to O2 in comparative advertising, and the test is the Comparative Advertising Directive and not Trade Marks law

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

O2, the telecoms service provider, launched a new brand in 2002 centring around bubbles and names as registered trade marks. In 2004, after Hutchison 3G had launched 3, a rival telecoms network, it ran...

Microsoft applies for new patent that could lead to workplace big brother discovering people’s feelings or inner-most thoughts

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft has applied for a patent that would enable personal computers to monitor user behaviour and internal bodily reactions. It has the potential to be used by big brother in the workplace and really...

High Court gives some hope for UK software patents – Astron Clinica v The Comptroller General, High Court

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Businesses will still be able to patent software programs if the right conditions are met, the High Court ruled in this case. It said that the UK Intellectual Property Office was incorrectly applying...

‘No call out charge’ plumber ad pulled up for being misleading

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

1st Action – the plumbing service - has been pulled up by the Advertising Standards Authority – the UK advertising regulator - for claiming that there no ‘call out charge to your door’. The ASA...

YouTube uploaders to be given share of advertising revenue

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

YouTube – the popular video-sharing site where users can upload their own content – has announced that users in the UK will soon be able to profit from their videos. The site has promised that users...

2 million people in UK buy medicines online, but 1 in 3 medicines bought online are fake

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

More than two million people in the UK now buy medicines online. They are taking a big risk, because up to one in three of those medicines are fake and are either useless or could actually seriously...

Books most popular item bought on Internet

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Books are the most popular item bought on the Internet, according to research from Nielsen Online. The polling company surveyed over 26,000 people in 48 countries and discovered that more than two in...

UK online spending rises by over 50% to £47bn in 2008

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

UK online spending soared to £47bn in 2008 – up by 54% on the previous year. That is according to data from the Interactive Media in Retail Group, the online trade body. Over £15bn was spent in...

Land Registry’s PKI system will enable e-conveyancing to become a reality this summer

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

The Land Registry’s e-conveyancing system, which has been 10 years in the making, is on its final leg before going live around the middle of this year. Final testing is now being carried out on IBM’s...

House of Commons reports on Internet ticket touting

1 February 2008 | Paul Gershlick

The House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport has reported on the Internet reselling of tickets for entertainment and sporting events – otherwise known as ticket touting. It had...

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Archive for February, 2008

Advocate General endorses Hutchison’s right to refer to O2 in comparative advertising, and the test is the Comparative Advertising Directive and not Trade Marks law

Microsoft applies for new patent that could lead to workplace big brother discovering people’s feelings or inner-most thoughts

High Court gives some hope for UK software patents – Astron Clinica v The Comptroller General, High Court

‘No call out charge’ plumber ad pulled up for being misleading

YouTube uploaders to be given share of advertising revenue

2 million people in UK buy medicines online, but 1 in 3 medicines bought online are fake

Books most popular item bought on Internet

UK online spending rises by over 50% to £47bn in 2008

Land Registry’s PKI system will enable e-conveyancing to become a reality this summer

House of Commons reports on Internet ticket touting

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