27th January 2003 | marketinglaw

Which? Web Trader shut-down: RIP e-tailing kitemarks?

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

The Consumers’ Association’s on-line consumer confidence building scheme has become too successful to afford, but with growing legal regulation of the area do we really need digital trust kitemarks any…
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UK drug watchdog U-turn causes concern

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

The crusade for lifting the ban on advertising prescription drugs to consumers has hardly been helped by the recent fluctuating fortunes of advertising for an apparently revolutionary new contraceptive pill.…
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Panini footballer stickers come unstuck

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

Did unauthorised Premier League team logos on album sticker footballers’ shirts appear “incidentally” and avoid copyright infringement? Topic: Copyright Who: Football Association Premier League Limited and Panini UK Limited…
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Paint price pot-shot misses

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

B&Q’s recent snipe at Homebase price reductions would put Anne Robinson to shame, but backfired with a “complaint upheld” ASA finding. Topic: Comparative Advertising Who: B&Q plc and Homebase…
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Painful bottom line for ‘sit on dry ice’ competition

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

It didn’t seem to occur to a Birmingham radio station that a prize competition involving sitting on solid carbon dioxide might end in discomfort, tears and more. Topic: Games…
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One-stop EU design protection arrives

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

Now the registration fees are fixed it’s now possible to contemplate filing an application to register a Community Design. Will this be a chance for this under-used registrable intellectual property…
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New SMS guidelines threatened by premium rate line watchdog

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

With consumer complaints over premium rate SMS services and their marketing exponentially increasing, ICSTIS proposes new guidelines. Topic: M-Commerce Who: The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of…
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New FTC Federal ‘Telemarketing sales rule’ imminent

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

America’s federal equivalent to Europe’s statutory systems for allowing individuals to opt-out of receiving cold calls looks set to arrive soon (ish). But the new rules have more to say…
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Judge ignores European Court ref in new ‘Gunners’ scarves case twist

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

When we last reported progress in this battle by Arsenal FC to stop unauthorised “Gunners” merchandise being sold outside Highbury, it looked like victory for the current league leaders. …
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International sponsorship code to be revamped

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

After eleven years the International Chamber of Commerce is due to publish its revised International Code on Sponsorship later in 2003. Osborne Clarke’s Nick Johnson, board member of the European…
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Clock ticking on new age discrimination laws

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

Though US laws already outlaw discrimination on age grounds against all over 40, current UK law doesn’t go there. Thanks to Brussels, however, that is set to change. Age…
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CAP acts on retail ad price comparisons

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jan 2003

Price claims laws and codes haven’t changed for a while, but after a spate of DIY store ad bust-ups, the keepers of the UK’s self-regulatory “CAP Code” have demanded more…
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