2nd October 2007 | marketinglaw

Sun lotion dead heat?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
New, high end sun lotion P20 found itself competing with “C20″ in surprisingly similar packaging. But could the judge differentiate the parties’ cases when it came to deciding whether to…
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Quiet revolution hits brand registration procedure
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
Time was when the Trade Marks Registry rejected a trade mark registration application if it conflicted with an existing registration. Since 1 October 2007 all this has changed and the…
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Osborne Clarke’s Look Back, Face Forward 2007/2008 now booking
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
In just 4 hours catch the key marketing law events of the year and wise up on what will be big in the marcoms law world in 2008. Hear also…
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October 2008 high noon for corporate hospitality?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
For directors of marketing agencies and their clients, tickets for that Champions League clash at Highbury or that Twickers crunch match have long been part of the natural order of…
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Now radio ads go on a diet
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
Recently we reported on changes to the BCAP TV ad code which tightened up food ad controls following child obesity concerns. Now it’s the turn of radio ads, but unlike…
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Now PepsiCo and Nestle have “tap water” crisis
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
Following Coca Cola’s “Dasani from Sidcup” debacle in 2004, it was the turn of PepsiCo to drink humble pie over mountain-capped labels on its “Aquafina” bottled water. Nestle too came…
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New dawn for advertiser funded programming?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
For long the “next big thing” in branded content, “AFP” remains a sponsorship Cinderella. Are regulations too restrictive and will more relaxed product placement rules coming our way from Brussels…
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New “fast track” trade marks?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
In a radical move, the Intellectual Property Office is looking at introducing a fast track system for trade mark registration. This could slash the average time it takes to get…
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Mounting concerns over TfL ad “censorship”
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
Advertisers on London’s buses and tubes are becoming more concerned over Transport for London’s apparently arbitrary approach to what will and will not be permissible. But unbeknownst apparently to many…
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Is “The client doesn’t like him” a fair reason for dismissal?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently grappled with this question on appeal after the Employment Tribunal said the firing was fair. What was the final outcome and what are the lessons…
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Data protection law change in the wind?
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 Oct 2007
Summer 2007 has seen four conflicting pronouncements on the state of UK/EU data privacy laws. Lords, Tories, EU Commissioners and now the UK Information Commissioner have all heaved in. Ray…
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Daley’s Olympic Breakfast-out of the frying pan?
Written by Nick Johnson on 02 Oct 2007
Little Chef were not cowed when the guardians of the Olympic brand bore down on their apparently defenceless “Olympic breakfast”, but was the “Daley” monicker a rasher too far? Nick…
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