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Murky trade mark mess as German Merck takes action against Facebook for US Merck use of Facebook page

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Merck KGaA has applied for a court order to receive information from Facebook after the German drugs giant claims to have discovered that the social networking site had allegedly allowed its American pharmaceutical...

Tags on this discussion: brand brand protection branding brands coexistence agreement cross-border exclusive rights exclusivity injunction Intellectual property intellectual property law intellectual property laws intellectual property rights International Internet Internet use IP IP law IP laws IPR IPR infringement IPR protection IPRs On-line Online online content online IP pharma pharma products pharmaceutical pharmaceutical business pharmaceutical company pharmaceutical industry pharmaceutical market pharmaceutical products pharmaceutical sector social media social network social networking social networking site social networking website territory trade mark trade marks trademark trademarks web web content web site web sites Website website content websites

European Commission sets out plans for 28th contract regime

31 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has set out its plans for the 28th contract law regime. Rather than replace national contract laws, the 28th regime would work as an alternative to a Member State’s contract laws....

Tags on this discussion: B2B B2C business-to-business business-to-consumer commercial commercial agreement commercial agreements Commercial contract commercial contracts commercial law cross-border EU Europe European Commission European Council of Ministers European Parliament European Union Online

New rules boost international recovery of family maintenance claims

23 June 2011 | Amanda Melton | 1 comment

The European Commission has confirmed that the new EU-wide rules on maintenance became effective on 18 June 2011. The new rules set up an EU-wide system for facilitating the recovery of maintenance...

Tags on this discussion: child maintenance children cross-border Divorce European Commission International maintenance Member States Separation

Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

6 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...

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European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is looking to introduce a new online arbitration system for low value cross-border business-to-consumer disputes to save consumers having to go through the court process. This should...

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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 Commission consults on effectiveness of EU e-signature laws

28 February 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has found another subject to mull over. It has announced that it is looking into whether the European Union laws on electronic signatures need an overhaul in order to reverse what...

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Government consults on draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011

17 January 2011 | Richard Phillips

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has asked for comments on the draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011. These Regulations will implement...

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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...

Tags on this discussion: cross-border Estate Administrator European Union IHT Inheritance Tax Probate Wills

Sophisticated fake sites set up in seconds

28 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

It takes just seconds to set up sophisticated fake web sites. Those are the claims made by First Cyber Security, the Internet security business. The problem is growing. The number of counterfeit goods...

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Latest news and views tagged cross-border

Murky trade mark mess as German Merck takes action against Facebook for US Merck use of Facebook page

European Commission sets out plans for 28th contract regime

New rules boost international recovery of family maintenance claims

Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

Twitter would comply with court order to reveal user identities

European Commission consults on effectiveness of EU e-signature laws

Government consults on draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011

EU consultation on cross-border IHT extended

Sophisticated fake sites set up in seconds

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