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Response to coexistence request asserting existing trade mark rights could amount to unlawful threat of trade mark infringement – Best Buy v Worldwide Sales Corporation Espana, Court of Appeal

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Best Buy US was a US consumer electronics retailer that opened up shops in the UK and planned to do so around Europe. It also sought to register “Best Buy” as a European Community Trade Mark. Espana...

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Twitter would comply with court order to reveal user identities

1 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Twitter has stated that it would reveal information about its users if required to do so by a court order or subpoena. This revelation comes as the US-based social networking site is opening up a physical...

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European competition law defence needs to be supported by detailed evidence to avoid contract breach – A Nelson v Guna, High Court

27 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Nelsons supplied Bach Flower Remedies. Guna had been its distributor in Italy. Their distribution agreement had included several restrictions including a ban on Guna from advertising for orders from outside...

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The new Bribery Act – can you afford not to play ball?

12 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Emma Cameron and I gave a presentation on the new Bribery Act yesterday. A fascinating discussion ensued with some very real practical questions from the audience. It seems clear to us that this new...

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EU moves forward with single patent plans

7 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has published a proposal to have a single patent procedure across the European Union. At the moment, it costs more than €30,000 in translation and other costs to obtain an EU-wide...

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National courts can make Community Trade Mark rulings that have effect in other EU countries – DHL v Chronopost, European Court of Justice

13 April 2011 | Mark Weston

European Community Trade Marks can be ruled upon in one Member State of the European Union and those judgments should be binding on the parties’ activities in other Member States. This was a ruling from...

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New Bribery Act guidance is good news for business, but doubts remain over ability to do business overseas

8 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has published its long-awaited guidance on the new Bribery Act. The Act had been due to come into force on 1 April, but given unease with the Act amongst the business community, the Government...

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It’s game over for Nintendo as it loses to Commission in anti-competitive distribution arrangements case – Activision Blizzard v European Commission, European Court of Justice

5 March 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Court of Justice has upheld a General Court ruling in favour of a European Commission fine of €168m in 2002 for a breach by Nintendo and some of its European distributors of Article 81 of...

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Sony, pirates and Hotz stuff

8 February 2011 | Mark Weston

As an update to my story on 27 January about attempts to circumnavigate Sony's copy protection systems on its PS3 consoles (here), Computer & Video Games magazine has just published an update from...

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EU consultation on cross-border IHT extended

28 September 2010 | Iain Donaldson

Back in early July, I wrote about the European Commission’s consultation on possible approaches to tackling cross-border inheritance tax obstacles within the EU. This consultation, which was due...

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