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Serious Fraud Office recovers dividends paid to innocent parent company for bribes paid by foreign subsidiary without parent’s knowledge

20 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The Serious Fraud Office has successfully tried a new tactic in its enforcement of bribery and corruption laws. It has recovered the £130,000 in dividends paid to Mabey Engineering (Holdings) Limited...

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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

Government announces plan to close Channel Islands small consignments VAT loophole

15 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The tax loophole that allows goods costing less than £15 to be imported from the Channel Islands will close from 1 April 2012, the Government has announced. The aim is to allow small UK businesses to...

Tags on this discussion: import International Internet economy low value consignment relief LVCR On-line Online online shopping online trading tax Tax Issues Taxation taxes

UK cheapest and most popular place for international arbitration disputes

5 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The United Kingdom has come out as the cheapest place in the world to hear international arbitration disputes. It is also the most commonly chosen venue. The results are surprising as London has a reputation...

Tags on this discussion: agreement agreements arbitration Chartered Institute of Arbitrators commercial commercial agreement commercial agreements Commercial contract commercial contracts commercial law contract contracts dispute Dispute Resolution International

Repackaged pharmaceutical products do not need to bear repackager’s name – Orifarm v Merck, European Court of Justice

29 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Orifarm were parallel importers of Merck’s pharmaceutical products, importing products that had been legitimately put onto the market of another European Union Member State. Merck objected to the fact...

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UK blank media firms may have to pay copyright levy for private copying in other EU States – Stichting de Thuiskopie v Opus Supplies Deutschland GmbH, European Court of Justice

8 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Court of Justice has issued a judgment that would mean that UK suppliers of blank CDs and other recording media could have to pay a copyright levy on any sales that they make into any European...

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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

European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

6 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation regarding the customs enforcement of intellectual property rights. If implemented, the Regulation would update the Counterfeit Goods Regulation...

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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...

Tags on this discussion: ADR alternative dispute resolution arbitration B2B B2C business business-to-business business-to-consumer commercial commercial law consumer consumer agreement consumer agreements consumer contract consumer contracts consumer law consumer laws consumers cross-border Cross-border mediation dispute Dispute Resolution e-commerce EU Europe European Commission European Union International On-line Online online content online shopping online trading

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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Latest news and views tagged International

Serious Fraud Office recovers dividends paid to innocent parent company for bribes paid by foreign subsidiary without parent’s knowledge

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

Government announces plan to close Channel Islands small consignments VAT loophole

UK cheapest and most popular place for international arbitration disputes

Repackaged pharmaceutical products do not need to bear repackager’s name – Orifarm v Merck, European Court of Justice

UK blank media firms may have to pay copyright levy for private copying in other EU States – Stichting de Thuiskopie v Opus Supplies Deutschland GmbH, European Court of Justice

New rules boost international recovery of family maintenance claims

European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

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

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

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