In This Issue:
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Amendment): PPL Licence Exemptions Abolished
The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Meltwater Holding BV: Online Commercial Media Monitoring Services and The End User Licence Debate
ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TV Catch Up Ltd: Communication to The Public of a Broadcast
TRADE MARKS
La Chemise Lacoste SA and Baker Street Clothing Ltd (ALLIGATOR): Word and Device Marks, Conceptual Similarity and Likelihood of Confusion
National Guild of Removers & Storers Ltd v Christopher Silveria: Damages Assessed on The “User” Principle
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB v OHIM: Movement Mark and Graphic Representation
Codorniu Napa Inc v OHIM: Figurative Marks, Wine and Likelihood of Confusion
Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd v Asda Stores Ltd: Asda “Rides on The Coat-Tails” of Specsavers’ Reputation
PATENTS
Long v Comptroller General of Patents: Insufficiency and Ambiguity
Unilever plc v Ian Alexander Shanks: Calculating Employee Compensation
DOMAIN NAMES
Nominet Opens Registration of Short .uk Domains: Registered Rights Sunrise
COMMERCIAL
OFT Report on Price Framing: Common Pricing Practices and The CPRs
Eminence Property Developments Ltd v Kevin Heaney: – “… A Mere Honest Misapprehension… Will Not Justify a Charge of Repudiation"
EDI Central Ltd v National Car Parks Ltd: All Reasonable Endeavours and Utmost Good Faith
Rooney v CSE Bournemouth Ltd: “Terms and Conditions Available Upon Request”
Mediaprint Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH & Co KG v Österreich-Zeitungsverlag GmbH: Prize Promotions and Unfair Commercial Practices
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
Lidl SNC v Vierzon Distribution SA: Comparative Advertising and Products Sold in Supermarkets
ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA
Spiller v Joseph: Defamation and “Honest Comment”
JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd: Privacy, Interim Injunction, Open Justice and Refusal to Grant Anonymity
DATA PROTECTION
ICO Imposes First Financial Penalties for Serious Data Protection Breaches
Please see full publication below for more information.