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  • Parallel imports: 2005 cases largely favour brand owners

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    A string of parallel imports cases continued throughout 2005, further clarifying the law largely in favour of brand owners. Trade from outside the EEA The Courts gave a resounding “no” in...

  • Passing off: judgment on transfer of goodwill

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    In June last year the Court of Appeal gave a rare split judgment in a passing off case which has implications for those considering the sale of a business and the transfer of goodwill. Sale and transfer...

  • Patents: patentability and validity 2005 developments

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    The third of three recent decisions from the House of Lords was rendered in 2005 bringing about a new test for novelty. Software patents also came under review. Test for novelty of patents reconsidered...

  • Use of trade marks by a competitor

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    In certain circumstances, a proprietor’s trade mark can be used by a third party without consent, and without liability for infringement. Most typically such use arises in comparative advertising,...

  • Trade marks: Use it, prove it, or lose it

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    A number of decisions handed down in the last year have dealt with the revocation of a trade mark for lack of use, including the reversal of the High Court judgment in La Mer Technology Inc v Laboratoires...

  • Non-traditional trade marks: 2005 judgments on registability

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    Although the Courts have confirmed on a number of occasions that the test for registrability of any trade mark is the same regardless of the type of mark, consumers are simply not used to seeing these...

  • Trade marks: Directions from the Courts 2005

    United Kingdom 01.03.2006
    In 2005, a large number of appeals from the OHIM Board of Appeal to the Court of First Instance (CFI) and the ECJ gave further guidance to would-be applicants for staying on course. To navigate a successful...

  • IT industry stands up to government on ID Cards Bill

    United Kingdom 01.02.2006
    The House of Lords dealt a massive blow to the government on 16 January 2006 by blocking the ID Cards Bill until the Home Office makes known the full costs of the bill public and allows the National Audit...

  • Patent litigation: how to find an expert witness

    United Kingdom 31.01.2006
    Patently obvious Expert witnesses play an important role in many kinds of dispute but in patent litigation more than most. Often, they are the difference between winning and losing. Patents are 20-year...

  • ID Cards Bill in crisis over cost

    United Kingdom 17.01.2006
    The proposed ID Cards Bill has been hailed by many as the answer to terrorism, benefit fraud and identity theft. The Government’s most recent research, retaken following the London bombings this...

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