7th August 2013 | marketinglaw

Advertising and naming medicinal products in the EU

Written by Lorna Brazell on 07 Aug 2013

Who: European Medicines Agency Where: EU When: 7 June 2013 Law stated as at: 4 July 2013 What happened: When, in early 2013, the advertising agency for a major skincare…
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European Commission proposes new Package Travel Directive

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: European Commission Where: Brussels When: 9 July 2013 Law stated as at: 1 August 2013 What happened: The European Commission has published proposals for a revised Directive on package…
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LinkedIn-junction

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Whitmar Publications Limited v David Gamage and others Where: The High Court, London When: 4 July 2013 Law stated as at: 1 August 2013 What happened: A fundamental issue which every business…
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Are savings claims really that “mighty” if delivery costs are not taken into account?

Written by Ben Dunham on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Money Expert Limited and the Advertising Standards Agency (“ASA”) When: 10 July 2013 Where: United Kingdom Law stated as at: 29 July 2013 What happened: Mighty Deals is a…
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IPO publishes long awaited report on “The Impact of lookalikes”

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Intellectual Property Office Where: United Kingdom When: 1 April 2013 Law stated as at: 7 August 2012 What happened: The Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) recently published its long awaited…
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The fine line between mere puff and an objective claim requiring substantiation

Written by Anna Williams on 07 Aug 2013

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 26 June 2013 Law stated as at: 6 August 2013 What happened: An ad for running shoes in a Sweaty…
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Were IP rights in design and packaging for Trunki child’s ride on suitcase infringed by competing “Kiddee case”?

Written by Daisy Jones on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Magmatic Limited v PMS International Limited Where: Patents Court, London When: 11 July 2013 Law stated as at: 24 July 2013 What happened: In this recent case from the…
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OFT publishes guidance on ongoing contracts with consumers

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Where: United Kingdom When: June 2013 Law stated as at: 5 August 2013 What happened: The OFT has published new guidance entitled “Key…
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Can domain names and metatags be “advertising” under the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive?

Written by Nick Johnson on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology NV v Bert Peelaers, Visys NV Where: Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) When: 11 July 2013 Law stated as at: 5 August…
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CJEU delivers guidance on composite and black and white trade marks in latest instalment of Specsavers v Asda trade mark litigation

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Specsavers v ASDA Where: Court of Justice of the European Union When: 18 July 2013 Law stated as at: 30 July 2013 What happened: The ongoing IP dispute between…
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Victory for BSkyB in Titanic Battle over Sky Brands

Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Aug 2013

Who: British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and others (“Sky”) v Microsoft Corporation and others (“Microsoft”) Where: High Court, Chancery Division When: 28 June 2013 Law stated as at: 2 August…
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The interplay of passing off and trade mark laws when descriptive brands battle it out

Written by Ben Dunham on 07 Aug 2013

Who: Evegate Publishing Ltd v Newsquest Media (Southern) Limited Where: High Court When: 10 July 2013 Law stated as at: 1 August 2013 What happened: On 10th July 2013, the…
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All Articles from 7th August 2013

Advertising and naming medicinal products in the EU

European Commission proposes new Package Travel Directive

Are savings claims really that “mighty” if delivery costs are not taken into account?

IPO publishes long awaited report on “The Impact of lookalikes”

The fine line between mere puff and an objective claim requiring substantiation

Were IP rights in design and packaging for Trunki child’s ride on suitcase infringed by competing “Kiddee case”?

OFT publishes guidance on ongoing contracts with consumers

Can domain names and metatags be “advertising” under the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive?

CJEU delivers guidance on composite and black and white trade marks in latest instalment of Specsavers v Asda trade mark litigation

Victory for BSkyB in Titanic Battle over Sky Brands

The interplay of passing off and trade mark laws when descriptive brands battle it out

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