Archive for March, 2008

European Community gets invalidation of trade mark for 12 gold stars on a blue background

1 March 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Motorpress-Iberica obtained a European Community trade mark registration for a trade mark that included within it 12 gold stars on a blue background. The European Community took issue with this and complained...

Gola shoe maker successfully sues seller of rival footwear for trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to its wing flash logo – D Jacobson v Globe, High Court

1 March 2008 | Paul Gershlick

D Jacobson & Sons Ltd owned registered trade marks in various aspects of the Gola shoe brand, including its ‘wing flash’ logo. It sued Globe for using a similar style (without permission) on...

Pharmaceutical parallel importers did not cause damage by clear co-branding or de-branding – Boehringer v Swingward, Court of Appeal

1 March 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Parallel importers had packaged drugs from an EU Member State other than the UK and re-packed those drugs in a form suitable for sale in the UK, including with appropriate information leaflets. The pharmaceutical...

Method of analysing a file and searching other computers for relevant content was excluded from patentability – Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, High Court

1 March 2008 | Paul Gershlick

Autonomy appealed to the High Court after its patent application had been rejected. Autonomy had claimed patent protection rights in a method of analysing files, searching the computer and other sources...

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Archive for March, 2008

European Community gets invalidation of trade mark for 12 gold stars on a blue background

Gola shoe maker successfully sues seller of rival footwear for trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to its wing flash logo – D Jacobson v Globe, High Court

Pharmaceutical parallel importers did not cause damage by clear co-branding or de-branding – Boehringer v Swingward, Court of Appeal

Method of analysing a file and searching other computers for relevant content was excluded from patentability – Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Comptroller General of Patents, High Court

Important change to patent application rules set to slash cost of patent registrations in the EU

Government reports on consultation for implementation of Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

eBay to remove negative feedback option about buyers

Number of transistors on a chip passes 2 billion

Media and Internet giants sign up to self-regulatory guidelines to warn users of offensive online content

Number of possible unique Internet addresses increases from four billion to 340 trillion trillion trillion

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