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Amy Chandler
16/04/2012
Ecommerce
Last year new rules on the use of cookies were implemented to improve the privacy of internet users. Organisations were given until 26 May 2012 to make changes to their websites to comply with these rules. With the May deadline fast approaching, More...
Melanie McGuirk
21/03/2012
Ecommerce
On 6 March 2012 the Court of Appeal dismissed most of the appeal by BT and TalkTalk in their judicial review of the Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEA) concerning the compatibility of sections 3-16 of the DEA with various EU Directives.
Ecommerce
As the battle for the consumer pound intensifies, a growing number of retailers are attempting to use copycat fashion litigation to try and quash legitimate competition.
In a further move to discredit their rivals, many are cranking up the PR More...
Ecommerce
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favour of Adidas, holding that the need to keep certain signs free for use by competitors is not a factor to be taken into account when assessing the extent of a trade mark holder's rights.Marks for More...
Ecommerce
The internet is a frightening place, in particular for trade mark owners. Louis Vuitton found this out to their cost recently in the European Court of Justice.
Ecommerce
London's celebrity Cipriani restaurant suffered a reversal of its rising fortunes in an important High Court ruling in December 2008.
Ecommerce
In a dispute between a manufacturer of goods and a parallel importer, the High Court has found that a manufacturer in Australia gave implied consent to parallel imports into the UK.The law
Ecommerce
The High Court's eagerly awaited judgment handed down on 26 January 2010 provided a landmark victory for BSkyB in its bitterly contested battle against EDS.
Ecommerce
Recent European case law has provided a warning for those attempting to register names as trade marks.In Harman International Industries Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, the European Court of First Instance was called on to More...