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The Government has launched a consultation with the public to ask for their opinions on the country’s data protection laws and whether the position can be improved. The consultation has a wide remit...
Goods with label saying ‘Not For Sale’ and ‘Demonstration’ could not be sold in EEA without owner’s consent – Coty Prestige v Simex Trading, European Court of Justice
Coty made and marketed perfumes under its trade marks such as Lancaster and Joop! It used a selective distribution system to sell those goods. Simex was not an authorised seller but it had provided goods...
European Commission updates data export laws to take account of sub-contracting in outsourced processing
Under the EU’s Data Protection Directive, personal data cannot be transferred out of the European Economic Area unless there is adequate protection of the data. One way of ensuring adequate protection...
Sun comes from the East and West, so M-Tech loses parallel import case – Sun v M-Tech, High Court
M-Tech was a parallel importer of Sun Microsystems’ computer hardware products, meaning it bought products with Sun’s registered trade marks on in one country and re-sold them in the UK at a profit....