5th May 2011 | marketinglaw

US regulators move in on social media mis moves
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
The Google Buzz social media initiative launched in February 2010 raised privacy concerns, whilst more recently the FTC took issue with questionable product reviews for Legacy Learning Systems’ teach yourself…
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Train photo in brochure goes to German Supreme Court
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
Deutsche Bahn was not happy to see a photo of one of its high speed trains in publicity literature for “Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation”, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. Were design rights…
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Ticket exchange judgment finds ticket terms arguably enforceable
Written by Nick Johnson on 05 May 2011
In proceedings brought by the Rugby Football Union, ticket site Viagogo has been ordered to disclose the names and addresses of all using its site to sell tickets for the…
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The death of breakage for gift cards?
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
Unlike in the US, where gift card expiry dates (or “breakage” as the industry calls it) are tightly controlled by consumer protection laws, the UK had no such legislation. Or…
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Shoe brands in Manhattan court show down
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
Red soles are the bone of contention in proceedings launched in the US courts by high end shoe brand Christian Louboutin against Gucci-owned Yves St Laurent. Judith Gordon reports on…
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Search engine marketing, ebooks, heartburn treatment and washing powder make anti-trust news
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
A recent flurry of competition law developments has hit the legal headlines involving big brands such as Gaviscon, Google, Persil and Amazon, but which case involved a £10.2m fine? Zoe…
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New ICO enforcement rights against marketers lurk in “cookie law”
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
Amidst the brouhaha over how the UK will transpose the new “cookie consent” laws in Directive 2009/136/EC, other key changes in this Directive have gone largely unnoticed. One change even…
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New cosmetic ad guidance
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
The use in cosmetic ad production of hair inserts, false eyelashes and post production techniques such as re-touching has come up in recent cases before the Advertising Standards Authority. Now…
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New bribery laws: what does the advertising industry need to know?
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
With the Bribery Act 2010 due to be in full force from 1 July 2011, new official Guidance sheds light on how its provisions will be interpreted and applied. What…
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Last-minute move by UK Plc on new cookie laws
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
With weeks to go before the deadline for implementation of “Directive 2009/136/EC”, which requires key changes to UK laws controlling the use of cookies on websites, the DCMS has still…
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Digital marketing-THE legal update
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 May 2011
New cookie laws, social media, behavioural targeting, new ASA online remit…On 14 June 2011 at One London Wall, EC2, Osborne Clarke will focus on the key legal and regulatory issues…
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Did use of brand count if it broke financial services laws?
Written by Anna Williams on 05 May 2011
When Dublin-based Alder Capital applied for a Community Trade Mark, Netherlands-based Halder Investments opposed, based on their monicker’s prior use and registration. Alder said Halder’s prior use didn’t count as…
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All Articles from 5th May 2011

Train photo in brochure goes to German Supreme Court

Ticket exchange judgment finds ticket terms arguably enforceable

The death of breakage for gift cards?

Shoe brands in Manhattan court show down

Search engine marketing, ebooks, heartburn treatment and washing powder make anti-trust news

New ICO enforcement rights against marketers lurk in “cookie law”

New cosmetic ad guidance

New bribery laws: what does the advertising industry need to know?

Last-minute move by UK Plc on new cookie laws

Digital marketing-THE legal update

Did use of brand count if it broke financial services laws?

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