11 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The European Commission is investigating whether IBM has abused its dominant position contrary to Article 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (formerly Article 82 of the EC Treaty)....
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11 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick
Dyson had a registered design for well-known dual cyclone vacuum cleaner. They were concerned by the appearance on the market of a multi-stage cyclone vacuum cleaner called MACH ZEN, which was marketed...
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10 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Intellectual Property Office’s annual Intellectual Property Crime Report has shown the millions of pounds of pirated or counterfeit products that have been seized in the last year. The Report also...
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10 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick
DSS was the leading supplier of spare parts for Honda motorbikes. Honda alleged that DSS was infringing its registered trade marks by importing and supplying Honda branded parts which had not been put...
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1 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Government’s plans to create a giant database of all phone, Internet and email usage across the UK are a dangerous threat to privacy, according to the Information Commissioner, the UK’s data protection...
23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s information regulator – is set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act gives people...
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23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick
Keith Chegwin has been accused of stealing another comedian’s gags – a charge he strenuously denies. But are jokes copyrightable? In theory, yes. But copyright only protects the expression of an idea....
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