Archive for August, 2009

No happy ending for super spy as ‘From Russia With Love’ trade mark is approved despite best efforts of 007

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has approved a trade mark application by Fabergé in relation to a jewellery range using the name ‘From Russia With Love’ despite objections from the owners of the...

ECJ takes pragmatic view on application of Community Trade Mark Regulation to service marks – American Clothing v OHIM and OHIM v American Clothing, European Court of Justice

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The European Court of Justice has taken a pragmatic approach to the application of the Community Trade Mark Regulation (‘Regulation’) to service marks in a case which involved an examination of the...

Fuller’s English Rugby advert not misleading, says ASA

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The Advertising Standards Authority has refused to uphold a complaint made by the Rugby Football Union (‘RFU’) that an advertisement for Fuller’s London Pride ale was misleading. The regional press...

Trade Association did not owe a duty of care to web site user through its public pronouncements – Patchett v Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association Limited, Court of Appeal

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The Court of Appeal has ruled that The Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association did not owe a duty of care to users of its web site in respect of statements made on its web site. The Association is...

Film studios seek injunction to shut down The Pirate Bay

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

More than 10 major film studios have filed an application for an injunction in Sweden to prevent the continued operation of The Pirate Bay web site. The Pirate Bay was a high-profile facilitator of unauthorised...

How to solve a problem like online age-verification?

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

How to solve a problem like online age-verification? That is the question being asked by the UK’s online retail trade body which wants to bring major retailers together to develop an age-verification...

Phorm’s shares take a tumble as key partners back out

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Phorm’s shares have taken a tumble as key partners have backed out of the controversial technology. Its service enables Internet service providers to track consumers’ behaviour on the Internet in order...

Microsoft and Google go head to head in launching new operating systems and web versions of software

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft is expected to announce that it will release web versions of its key software products – including a stripped-down version of its Office suite online to compete with Google Apps. Microsoft...

Meta-requests under FOIA do not get special treatment, rules High Court – Home Office v Information Commissioner, High Court

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The High Court has ruled that requests for information about how previous requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been handled - ‘meta-requests’ – are not accorded...

Proposals to extend Freedom of Information regime shelved

1 August 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Proposals to extend the Freedom of Information regime to businesses which carry out functions of a public nature are to be shelved for the time being. The Ministry of Justice made the announcement in its...

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Archive for August, 2009

No happy ending for super spy as ‘From Russia With Love’ trade mark is approved despite best efforts of 007

ECJ takes pragmatic view on application of Community Trade Mark Regulation to service marks – American Clothing v OHIM and OHIM v American Clothing, European Court of Justice

Fuller’s English Rugby advert not misleading, says ASA

Trade Association did not owe a duty of care to web site user through its public pronouncements – Patchett v Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association Limited, Court of Appeal

Film studios seek injunction to shut down The Pirate Bay

How to solve a problem like online age-verification?

Phorm’s shares take a tumble as key partners back out

Microsoft and Google go head to head in launching new operating systems and web versions of software

Meta-requests under FOIA do not get special treatment, rules High Court – Home Office v Information Commissioner, High Court

Proposals to extend Freedom of Information regime shelved

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