6th June 2011 | marketinglaw

YO vs YOO
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
German soft drinks maker Eckes Granini, home of brands JOKER, HOHES C and YO “Fruit Syrup” is fighting Tesco’s bid to register “YOO” as a trade mark for a range…
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UK Government publishes extraordinary “open letter” on new cookie laws
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
On the eve of amendments to the EU ePrivacy Directive coming into force, the DCMS Minister Ed Vaizey has published a unique “Open Letter”. The letter puts “beyond doubt”, it…
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Shock not as EU data watchdog club cracks down on mobile location data
Written by Anna Williams on 06 Jun 2011
Behavioural targeting was once again in the news when the “Article 29 Working Party” of all EU member state data privacy law enforcers issued an opinion on “Geolocation services on…
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Osborne Clarke reports on unique European Green Claims law survey
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
A presentation by Osborne Clarke’s Stephen Groom at a recent “Green Marketing Compliance Summit” in Chicago reported the results of the firm’s Euro survey on state green claims controls and…
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New ePrivacy Regulations in force
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
26th May 2011 saw the coming into force in the UK of changes to the “Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003″. These were required by the EU “ePrivacy…
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New cookie regs herald changes for Bluetooth marketing?
Written by Nick Johnson on 06 Jun 2011
Unnoticed by the vast majority of digital law pundits, the potential impact of the 25 May 2011 website and email cookie law reforms on mobile Bluetooth and nearfield communication applications…
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New cookie regs herald big change to Blutooth marketing laws
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
Unnoticed by the vast majority of digital law pundits, 25th May 2011 saw not just website and email cookie law reforms but a key change to laws on use of…
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Look Back Face Forward 2011/2012
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
Chris Graham, UK Information Commissioner to keynote! We are delighted to announce that Chris Graham, head of the UK's data protection watchdog, has kindly agreed to be our keynote…
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LOCOG looks to clamp down on advertisers that bid on Olympic Adwords
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
For the last three years, Google has allowed brands to bid for the right to use their rivals’ trade marks as links to their own sites. But will the London…
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ICO offers help on complying with the new cookie laws
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
The new Privacy and Electronic Communications(EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 are now in force. Controversy surrounds changes these make to cookie laws but the Information Commissioner’s Office has tried to…
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IAB’s new OBA self regulatory “Framework”
Written by Nick Johnson on 06 Jun 2011
Debate still swirls around how UK website operators and email marketers who use cookies need to react to new EU cookie laws. Nick Johnson reports on the latest bid by…
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Euro cookie law survey reveals confusing picture
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Jun 2011
What are other EU states doing about new cookie consent laws? And which country’s law applies if a website in one country drops a cookie on a computer in another?…
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