30th January 2004 | marketinglaw

Street furniture cartoon plagiarism claim hits bollards
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
Having offered his cartoon concept ‘Trusty and friends’ to ITV as the basis for a cartoon series, Mr Miles thought ITV’s later series ‘Dream Street’ starring a yellow recovery truck…
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Registered trade marks v geographical indications
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
Can a ‘GERRI’ registered trademark in Germany be used to stop Irish mineral water being correctly described as ‘Kerry Spring’? Topic: Brands Who: Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co. v Putsch GmbH Where: The European…
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Overseas contact centres – data management issues
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
As more and more call or ‘contact’ centre functions are contracted out to overseas providers, UK laws controlling the transfer and processing of personal data are often overlooked in the…
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NY ethnic ad hirings heighten US/UK concerns
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has written to Manhattan ad agencies requesting specifics on agency staffing diversity. But here, too, similar ethnic discrimination concerns have been voiced.…
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New, approved commercial production agreement
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
Advertiser trade body ISBA may be in ‘wait and see’ mode, but bodies representing ad agencies and production companies have started using a new ‘standard’ form of agreement covering the…
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Illinois judges grapple ‘George of the Jungle’ claims
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
Bulldozer maker Caterpillar was not amused with its products being driven by the villains in ‘George of the Jungle 2′, but could this amount to trade mark infringement/dilution? Topic: Product…
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FSA hands out another record fine
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
This time the penalty was £165,000 for 2,000,000 newspaper inserts and 236,000 mailings misleadingly promoting high income and precipice bonds. Topic: Financial services Who: The Financial Services Authority and Chase de Vere…
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At last the .eu domain name
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
It has been years in gestation, but it looks as though November 2004 might finally see the new top level ‘.eu’ domain name becoming generally available, with a September 2004…
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ASA survey reveals promotion back-end drop offs
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
Are promotion marketers forgetting about the CAP Code rules on supervision of prize draws, judging of skill contests and other administrative aspects of promotions? Topic: Promotion marketing Who: The Advertising Standards Authority Where: London When: November…
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‘Unfair terms’ risks for promotion marketers and distance sellers
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
In its latest ‘Unfair contract terms’ case reports, the OFT slams small print used by British Airways Air Miles and Virgin Wine Online. How do your standard terms measure up?…
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‘Safeway didn’t paralyse dog’ judgement
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
The UK’s direct marketing industry held its breath: would a Plymouth court hold Safeway responsible for dachsund Muffin’s injuries sustained fetching an arriving door-drop? We report at Topic: Direct…
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‘Personal data’ judgment: huge potential impact for marketers
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Jan 2004
For the first time, the High Court has pronounced on the precise meaning of ‘personal data’ under data protection law and hence on pretty much the entire remit of the…
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