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12 key developments in trade mark law you might have missed in 2017
Missed any of the big trade mark developments from 2017? Key developments include the Supreme Court finding that there is potential criminal …
CJEU RULING IN COTY – GREATER ONLINE PROTECTION FOR LUXURY GOODS SUPPLIERS
In its hotly anticipated ruling in the Coty case, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has held that, in the context of a selective distribution …
PATENT AND PHARMA UPDATE - November 2017
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to the patents and pharmaceutical sector. One of the most significant developments in …
"PORT CHARLOTTE" Whisky does not infringe the EU protected designation of origin (PDO) "PORTO" or "PORT" – Consideration needed urgently for protection of PDOs and GIs, UK and EU-wide, post-Brexit
The CJEU has confirmed that "Port Charlotte", registered as an EU trade mark for whisky, does not evoke (infringe) the protected designation of origin …
Exhaustion, economic links and "unitary control" - the AG's opinion in the Schweppes trade mark reference
Trade mark rights may still be exhausted even if goods are imported bearing identical trade marks (having been applied in another EU Member State (MS) by …
BitTorrents join unlawful streaming and unlawful downloads as infringements of copyright
Following on from its recent decision in Filmspeler, the CJEU has handed down its judgment in Stichting Brein v Ziggo, C-610/15 (The Pirate Bay), …
Unlawful streaming is as infringing as unlawful downloads - Further guidance from the CJEU on "communication to the public"
The CJEU has issued its ruling in Filmspeler that the sale of a multimedia player specifically configured to link to websites on which protected works …
Law catches up with free TV streaming sites
ITV & Others v TVCatchup: CJEU Rules S.73 CDPA defence not applicable to online streaming of live broadcasts. The CJEU has issued its ruling on the …
CJEU rules that comparative advertising based on prices in shops of different sizes and formats may be unlawful and misleading in certain circumstances
Further to a reference from the Paris Court of Appeal in a case between Carrefour Hypermarchés SAS and ITM Alimentaire International SASU, the CJEU has …
Hyperlinking to material on the internet – CJEU expands on the circumstances when it may amount to copyright infringement
In a further key decision on hyperlinking and copyright, the CJEU has held that creating hyperlinks may be a communication to the public and so may …
From 28 July 2016 section 52 CDPA repeal will mean copyright will be extended or revived in the UK in many industrially manufactured articles
Section 52 Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988 provided for a reduced term of copyright protection for artistic works which had been industrially …