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It’s drinks all round as Diageo celebrates confirmation that VODKA has sufficient protectable rights in passing off – Diageo v Intercontinental Brands, Court of Appeal

17 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Diageo – the owner of the market leading brand, Smirnoff – has obtained an important judgment protecting the vodka name from being passed off as a cheaper imitation called vodkat. Smirnoff has been...

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EDS agrees to pay Sky £318 million in IT contract dispute

18 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

EDS and Sky have finally agreed to settle a costly and long-running dispute over an IT contract. In January, the High Court agreed with Sky’s claim that EDS had mis-sold a customer relationship system....

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Ruling tastes good for Smirnoff as vodka name gets protected status – Diageo v Intercontinental Brands, High Court

9 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Diageo – the owner of the market leading brand, Smirnoff – has obtained an important judgment protecting the vodka name from being passed off as a cheaper imitation called vodkat. Smirnoff has been...

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Sky wins IT case worth hundreds of millions of pounds as liability clause not upheld because of fraudulent misrepresentation by EDS in sales process – Sky v EDS, High Court

27 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Sky has won a long-awaited landmark case against EDS that is bound to have massive implications - not just for all IT contracts, but also for any business that has sales-people that push the boundaries...

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