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High Court does not disturb spirit of trade mark co-existence agreement made way back in time – Omega v Omega, High Court

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Omega SA was a Swiss company that manufactured watches for over 150 years. Omega Engineering Inc was an American company that has manufactured products for measurement of temperature and humidity for about...

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Comedians don’t see the funny side as they claim copyright infringement for stealing their gags

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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Don’t be so casual with use of easy name and up your game, Stelios tells easyJet

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Stelios Haji-Ioannou – the founder of easyJet - has told the airline that it must improve its performance if it wants to continue using the ‘easy’ name. Although he was the founder, his family are...

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ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

BT and Talk Talk – the Internet service providers – have asked the High Court to provide a ruling as to whether the Digital Economy Act is unlawful. They complain that the Act was scrambled through...

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Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Ministry of Sound has sent 2,000 letters out to people who it alleges have unlawfully infringed its copyright by downloading or uploading its tracks without permission. The letters ask for compensation...

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ECJ gives guidance to objecting to use of trade marks in keywords – Portakabin v Primakabin, European Court of Justice

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Court of Justice has given guidance as to when registered trade mark owners can complain about the use of their marks by people who bid for them to appear high up search engine results. In...

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High Court says there was no unlawful threat of trade mark infringement as it needed to be viewed in the context of wider negotiations – Best Buy v Worldwide Sales Corp, High Court

14 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Best Buy was a large American retail chain and was opening stores in the UK. Best Buy had applied to register a European Community Trade Mark. The application was opposed by the owner of an existing trade...

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Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal

13 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has allowed in part an application from the owners of the POP IDOL registered trade mark to oppose the application for MODEL IDOL. The description of some of the advertising...

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British record industry tells Google to stop having links to unauthorised music

2 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The BPI – the body representing the UK record industry – has written a letter to Google requiring them to remove links to web sites that contain unauthorised music. Although Google initially has a...

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Google not liable for copyright infringement by YouTube users

1 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Google has fended off a US$1 billion lawsuit brought against it by entertainment giant Viacom and other content providers, who claimed that the online services giant should be liable for the unauthorised...

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Latest input tagged intellectual property rights

High Court does not disturb spirit of trade mark co-existence agreement made way back in time – Omega v Omega, High Court

Comedians don’t see the funny side as they claim copyright infringement for stealing their gags

Don’t be so casual with use of easy name and up your game, Stelios tells easyJet

ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

ECJ gives guidance to objecting to use of trade marks in keywords – Portakabin v Primakabin, European Court of Justice

High Court says there was no unlawful threat of trade mark infringement as it needed to be viewed in the context of wider negotiations – Best Buy v Worldwide Sales Corp, High Court

Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal

British record industry tells Google to stop having links to unauthorised music

Google not liable for copyright infringement by YouTube users

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