5th December 2000 | marketinglaw

Score Draw in OK!/Hello! privacy/ free speech tussle

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Having paid £1,000,000 for the exclusive Douglas/Zeta Jones wedding press coverage rights, OK! went to Court on Tuesday 21 November for an injunction preventing arch rival Hello! from running a…
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Regulators move in on M-Commerce

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Driven by concerns that mobile marketing might attract a SPAM stigma and perceived lack of action by bodies such as the Direct Marketing Association, wireless marketing companies Mediatude, Flytxt and…
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Registering trade marks for retail services officially arrives

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Following the seminal EU Trade Mark Board Appeal Decision in the 1998 case of Giancomelli, the UK Trade Marks Registry has finally taken official notice by issuing a practice note…
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Medicinal claims in ads for sugar-free gum render Wrigley product a drug in Canada

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Since 1996 Wrigley Canada has been fighting for the right to promote its EXTRA gum as having cavity fighting properties Topic: FoodWho: Wrigley CanadaWhen: May 2000Where: Federal Court of…
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Insurer fights policy claim and highlights late notification risks

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Insurer BAI sought to disclaim liability for a personal injuries claim under a building contractor’s policy Topic: Risk managementWho: Alfred McAlpine Plc -v- BAIWhen: September 2000Where: Court of Appeal,…
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Germany distances itself from EU harmony

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

In June 2000 the EU Directive 1997/7/EC on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, otherwise known as the Distance Selling Directive was given the force of law…
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French Yahoo! Judgment sinks Wild west web myth

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Judge Jean Jacques Gomez gave judgement in proceedings brought against Yahoo!.com by three Jewish/anti-racist organisations Topic: Selling On-lineWho: Yahoo! Inc, LICRA, UEJF and MRAPWhen: November 2000Where: The Tribunal De…
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Favourite claims must be substantiated, say ASA

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

EasyJet’s “The webs favourite airline” slogan was challenged before the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by GO, BA’s low-cost airline. Topic: Comparative advertisingWho: EasyJet, GO and the Advertising Standards AuthorityWhen:…
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Corrective Advertising Order against Daewoo under new EU comparative advertising regulations

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Toyota Belgium claimed before the Brussels Commercial Court that Daewoo ads comparing the prices of selected Daewoo and Toyota models were not comparing like with like and were unnecessarily disparaging…
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Coca Cola promo amongst the first victims of new distance selling regulations

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Coca Cola came before the Brussels Commercial Court in a spat with Unilever over their respective promotions. Who: Coca Cola Belgium and UnileverWhen: October 2000Where: The Brussels Commercial Court…
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California law governs contract clause nixed by EU judges

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

Eaton Leonard Technologies Inc. of California terminated an agency arrangement it had with Ingmar of the UK Topic: Selling on-lineWho: Ingmar GB Ltd -v- Eaton Leonard Technologies IncWhen: November…
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After incompatible with human rights threat, is it the domino theory for the Consumer Credit Act?

Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2000

It has not taken long. For the first time an English Court is on the brink of pronouncing a piece of UK legislation incompatible with the European Convention of Human…
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All Articles from 5th December 2000

Score Draw in OK!/Hello! privacy/ free speech tussle

Regulators move in on M-Commerce

Registering trade marks for retail services officially arrives

Medicinal claims in ads for sugar-free gum render Wrigley product a drug in Canada

Insurer fights policy claim and highlights late notification risks

Germany distances itself from EU harmony

French Yahoo! Judgment sinks Wild west web myth

Favourite claims must be substantiated, say ASA

Corrective Advertising Order against Daewoo under new EU comparative advertising regulations

Coca Cola promo amongst the first victims of new distance selling regulations

California law governs contract clause nixed by EU judges

After incompatible with human rights threat, is it the domino theory for the Consumer Credit Act?

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