Archive for May, 2009

European Court says luxury brands can use trade mark law where goods are not sold in a luxurious way – Copad v Christian Dior, European Court of Justice

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Dior entered into a trade mark licence agreement with SIL for manufacturing and distributing luxury goods bearing the ‘Christian Dior’ trade mark. The licence agreement contained a provision requiring...

eBay rebuked by ASA for claiming to be 25% cheaper than High Street stores on brand new items

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

eBay has been rebuked by the advertising watchdog for running misleading advertisements. The adverts said: ‘Guess What? 25% cheaper than the High Street on Brand new items.’ The small print for...

Beware: non-exclusive English jurisdiction clause does not mean it is easy to take legal action outside of England – Deutsche Bank v Highland Crusader, High Court

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Deutsche Bank and Highland entered into a contract, but ended up locked in a legal battle. The big question surrounded where that battle should take place. Highland started proceedings in Texas. ...

Iron Mountain launches secure software escrow service to encourage early dispute resolution in IT disputes

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Iron Mountain, the legal archiving business, has launched a new service that is aimed at encouraging earlier settlement of IT disputes, through secure access to the confidential software in dispute. ...

3D data discs storing 500GB of data unveiled by GE

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

General Electric has unveiled data discs that can store 500 gigabytes of data. That is about 100 times as much as is stored on a DVD, but the physical discs are about the same size. The new disc can...

Government consults on reining in snooping powers under RIPA

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The government is consulting over whether to reduce the powers of public bodies to snoop on citizens. The consultation follows some bad press over councils using powers under the Regulation of Investigatory...

Equality Bill published

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The government has published the Equality Bill. If passed, it will replace existing discrimination laws, including the Disability Discrimination Act. It would consolidate into one place and also extend...

Government decides against plans for single database of everyone’s phone, email and web habits

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The government has dropped controversial plans for its creation and storage of a single database containing details of everyone’s telephone, email and website usage in the UK. Instead, it will rely...

European Commission promises to take action against countries that do not protect people against RFID chips

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has promised to take legal action against any EU Member State which does not adequately protect its citizens from new intrusive technologies such as RFID chips or social networking. ...

European Commission takes action against UK for inadequate implementation of privacy laws after Phorm trials had been conducted without BT customers’ knowledge

1 May 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has initiated legal proceedings against the UK because of its concerns that the UK failed to adequately implement the Data Protection Directive and Privacy and Communications Directive...

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Archive for May, 2009

European Court says luxury brands can use trade mark law where goods are not sold in a luxurious way – Copad v Christian Dior, European Court of Justice

eBay rebuked by ASA for claiming to be 25% cheaper than High Street stores on brand new items

Beware: non-exclusive English jurisdiction clause does not mean it is easy to take legal action outside of England – Deutsche Bank v Highland Crusader, High Court

Iron Mountain launches secure software escrow service to encourage early dispute resolution in IT disputes

3D data discs storing 500GB of data unveiled by GE

Government consults on reining in snooping powers under RIPA

Equality Bill published

Government decides against plans for single database of everyone’s phone, email and web habits

European Commission promises to take action against countries that do not protect people against RFID chips

European Commission takes action against UK for inadequate implementation of privacy laws after Phorm trials had been conducted without BT customers’ knowledge

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