11th July 2011 | marketinglaw

Was Swedish ad an “invitation to purchase”?
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
If an ad qualifies as an “invitation to purchase” (“ITP”), EU unfair commercial practice legislation requires minimum info such as price. Was a flight ad headlined “New York from SEK…
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Top level domain name step change?
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
The existing 12 generic top level domain names including of course the original “.com”, could balloon to 500 or more following ICANN’s “unleashing of the human imagination” by allowing, from…
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Subjective redundancy selection criteria can be OK for “creative” roles
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Senior Art Director P Lancaster brought a Tribunal claim after being made redundant from TBWA Manchester after over 6 years’ service. Aged 50 and suffering from a panic and social…
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Personal data and privacy issues of marketing: 21 September intensive
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Andrew Southam, Legal Director at leading ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, heads a heavyweight podium on mastering the privacy challenges of behavioural targeting and social media marketing as well as…
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Naomi vs Cadbury over “Dairy Milk Bliss” ad namecheck
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Supermodel Naomi Campbell reacted badly to what she saw as an unauthorised reference to her in an ad for a Cadbury’s chocolate bar. The ASA reached a verdict and Cadbury…
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Look Back, Face Forward 2011/2012
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Information Commissioner Chris Graham to keynote. Book out the morning of 15 December 2011 for our unique heads-up of 2011's key marcoms law events and our forecast of what…
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Key points for advertising in Bailey Report
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
“Letting children be children” is the title of a report published by the Department for Education on the commercialisation and sexualisation of youngsters. Advertising predictably comes under scrutiny and Judith…
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Eminem sues over Berlin internal car launch video
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
The Eminem track “Lose Yourself” featured in the soundtrack to a video shown privately to launch the new Audi A6 Avant. The usage angered the rapper, who had licensed Chrysler…
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Debit/credit travel payment surcharge crackdown looms
Written by Nick Johnson on 11 Jul 2011
Debit/credit payment surcharge crackdown looms The OFT has reported on its 90 day investigation into surcharges imposed by travel businesses for paying by debit or credit card. It was obliged…
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Consumer Rights Directive finally signed off
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Nearly three years on, the measure first vaunted to revolutionise consumer rights across the EU has finally been signed off by EU Ministers. Scheduled for implementation in Autumn 2013, the…
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Botox Special: marketing complaints against clinics, beauty salons and Bella magazine
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Drug watchdog the MHRA has been very active recently against marketers of botox treatments including two offering this as a competition prize, one of which was major woman’s monthly Bella.…
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Battle of the airways
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Jul 2011
Flight giant United Airlines was unimpressed with the use of “United Airways” by minnow United Airways Bangladesh. Armed with a trade mark registration, UA applied to Chancery for summary judgment…
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All Articles from 11th July 2011

Was Swedish ad an “invitation to purchase”?

Top level domain name step change?

Subjective redundancy selection criteria can be OK for “creative” roles

Personal data and privacy issues of marketing: 21 September intensive

Naomi vs Cadbury over “Dairy Milk Bliss” ad namecheck

Look Back, Face Forward 2011/2012

Key points for advertising in Bailey Report

Eminem sues over Berlin internal car launch video

Debit/credit travel payment surcharge crackdown looms

Consumer Rights Directive finally signed off

Botox Special: marketing complaints against clinics, beauty salons and Bella magazine

Battle of the airways

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