30th September 2006 | marketinglaw

Ritzpoker’s luck runs out
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
It was tanks and lawns as The Ritz Hotel recently took action in Chancery against a crop of ritzpoker and ritzypoker domain names. Was there a likelihood of confusion between…
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Prize promotion gaffes continue
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Could Big Brother’s ‘No outsiders’ rule excuse no independent prize draw observer and did The Winners Club give an alternative free entry route enough prominence? Who: Nestlé UK, Channel 4/Endemol…
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Outside the envelope falls outside the Code?
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
In three recent cases the ASA considered complaints that even before they were opened, mailings breached the CAP Code. Could a ‘Good news’ message on the front or a brown…
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Latest US keyword sale litigation
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Brand owners just won’t lie down in the face of continuing sales of their registered trade marks for search engine marketing purposes. Topic: Search Engine marketing – Latest US keyword…
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Hackney Council wins £300,000 Nike settlement
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Previously on marketinglaw we reported on Hackney Council’s accusations of trade mark infringement against Nike over its Hackney Marshes sports gear range. Now the case has been settled, but on…
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Green lawn battle turns on data protection defence
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Lawn system franchisee Grow With Us refused to hand its customer details to franchisor Green Thumb. Its pretext was data protection. Green Thumb rejected this, refused renewal of the franchise…
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Further EC threat to ‘opt out’
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
As part of a consultation on possible amendments to the 1997 EU Distance Selling Directive, the European Commission seems determined to quash one of the few remaining Euro laws allowing…
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Foresters singed by FSA fine
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
The FSA has fined The Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society £55,000 for financial promotions failings in a multimedia campaign featuring amongst others ‘Groundforce’ star Tommy Walsh. Topic: Financial promotions Who: The…
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Fashion giants clash over ‘Rebel’ hoodie
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
When Matalan launched a range of hoodies branded ‘Rebel attitude,’ competitor Primark was on its back claiming a monopoly right in kids’ clothing using the word ‘Rebel.’ Can it claim…
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Diddy v Goliath
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
A recent High Court tussle pitted London music remixer Richard Dearlove against rap megastar Sean Combs from the US. What could they possibly be fighting about and was the might…
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Brussels High Court bans Google News
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Concerns over on-line links and copyright have been revived by a Belgian Court order against Google over its ‘Google News’ service threatening daily fines of up to €1.5m for failure…
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Ad music downloads royalty bonanza
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2006
Recently we reported Channel 4 pulling ads from simulcasts over model rights clearance concerns. Now another ‘triple play’ victim emerges as ad soundtrack downloads onto mobiles cause advertisers royalty headaches.…
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