Archive for September, 2009
Google faces a claim in the US from Ascentive, for removing the software firm from the index used by the search engine. Ascentive is arguing that Google is interfering with ‘prospective contractual relations’...
Whirlpool in a spin as it fails to take Kenwood out of the mix – Whirlpool v Kenwood, Court of Appeal
Whirlpool has failed to take Kenwood’s new kMix out of the market with its claims of trade mark infringement and passing off. Whirlpool brought proceedings against Kenwood after it launched its new kMix...
Fake Nokia phones in transit were not ‘counterfeit’, rules High Court – Nokia v HMRC, High Court
The High Court has ruled that fake Nokia mobile phones being shipped from Hong Kong to Colombia, which were stopped in the UK by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, did not fall within the definition...
Lego persuades spoof rock band to remove Lego figures from tour DVD
Lego has managed to dissuade Spinal Tap – the spoof rock band – from using stage footage of its tour which included a stop motion animation film featuring Lego figures representing the band, crowd...
German manufacturer guilty of making groundless threats of patent infringement to Boots – Zeno Corporation v BSM-Bionic Solutions, High Court
A German company has been found guilty of making groundless threats of patent infringement to Boots by the High Court. Riemser Arzneimittel made and sold a machine that applies heat for a specified period...
Failure to identify the promoter of gambling advertisement could mislead consumers, rules ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a gambling company’s failure to identify itself as the promoter of an advertising campaign could mislead consumers. Prime Table, a company which invents...
ASA bans local car dealership ad for use of Volvo logo
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advert placed by a local car dealership which used the Volvo logo because the advertiser was not an official Volvo dealer. Alongside the Volvo logo, the...
YouTube launches Partner Program to share video profits with individuals
YouTube – the popular video-sharing site – is to launch a new Partner Program to share profits with individuals who post popular videos. YouTube will identify the most popular videos and then notify...
ICO serves Enforcement Notices on 14 construction firms in the wake of the construction workers’ ‘blacklist’ scandal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has served Enforcement Notices on 14 construction firms for their part in the construction worker ‘blacklist’ scandal. Each of the organisations had been found...
Trade association promises to improve data security following loss of personal data relating to 37,000 people
Repair Management Services of Blackburn, a trade association representing car repair companies, has signed a formal undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office promising to improve data security...