People in advertising Archives | Page 11 of 14 | marketinglaw

Could Picasso airbrush ‘Picaro’ Community Trade Mark?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jan 2006
Since 1998, DaimlerChrysler has been trying to register PICARO as a Community Trade Mark for cars. Since 1998, the Picasso estate has been trying to stop them. Now the last…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Live 8 sponsor west coast bust up
Written Osborne Clarke on 21 Dec 2005
When slimming product Trimspa did a deal for its spokesperson, buxom former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to appear on the US stage of Julys Live music event, the deal…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Tom Waits sound-alike litigation roadshow moves to Frankfurt
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2005
Yet again the gruff US singer songwriter is taking advertisers to court over use of alleged sound-alikes in advertising. This time it's General Motors and McCann Eriksson who are in…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Almost a clean sheet for Sir Alex
Written Osborne Clarke on 03 Oct 2005
The nationals recently reported the Manchester United manager’s failed attempt to register his name as a trademark for printed matter, posters etc. But he still looks set to get ALEX…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Supermodel disgrace; talent contract lessons
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2005
When Kate Moss’s alleged substance abuse was recently splashed across the national press, brand owners using her image and name queued up to pull the plug. Topic: Personalities Who: Kate Moss, H&M…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Another faux pas by London 2012 Olympic bid?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Jun 2005
US long-jump legend Bob Beaman was unimpressed to find his picture in a ‘London 2012′ promotional brochure. He complained to Lord Coe that it made him look as though he…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Important Dutch look-a-like judgment
Written Osborne Clarke on 01 Jun 2005
A campaign by the Lowlands equivalent of Yellow Pages used TV personality Katje Schuurman in a yellow trouser suit. A competitor’s ad used the rear view of a female dressed…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Is Hello! victory still OK! for privacy rights?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 May 2005
The Court of Appeal has recently dramatically overturned most of the first instance verdict in the long-running Douglas/Zeta Jones/Hello!/OK! wedding photograph dispute. Subject to the inevitable House of Lords appeal,…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Agassi ace for non-resident performers
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 May 2005
Tennis star Andre Agassi recently won a famous victory in the Court of Appeal against UK tax being charged on payments between offshore companies for entertainers’/sportsmens’ activities in the UK.…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Steve McQueen, Einstein, etc agency acquired
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 Apr 2005
Corbis, the world’s second largest photograph library, has acquired the Roger Richman Agency, probably the world’s largest specialist in the licensing for use in advertising of the images and names…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
Beckhams threaten privacy right litigation over house picture
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2005
When picture agency First News licensed out to the nationals an aerial shot of Beckingham Palace, it reckoned without the Beckhams’ lawyers and the Human Rights Act. But did they…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook
BACC in ad name-check gaffe
Written Osborne Clarke on 27 May 2004
The Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre, which pre-vets all TV advertising before broadcast, gave the green light to an in-ad reference to actress Jessie Wallace because it was ‘not derogatory.’ But…
- Share this article
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Google Plus
- Facebook

Categories

Recent contributors

Gabriella Thornton
Associate, London
Ben Dunham
Partner, London
Cameron Millar
,
John Davidson-Kelly
Partner, London

Sign up to our newsletter