Considering the "hypothetical negotiation" in determining damages for trade mark infringement in the UK on a notional royalty basis *

United Kingdom - May 2 2013
A recent case concerning trade mark infringement in the world of online gaming provides some useful guidance on the English court's approach to…

Co-authors: Ellen Hughes-Jones.

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Browse away - UK Supreme Court says temporary copies of copyright works produced while browsing do not infringe copyright, but plays it safe by seeking a preliminary ruling from the CJEU *

European Union, United Kingdom - May 1 2013
On 17 April 2013, the UK Supreme Court gave its judgment in Public Relations Consultants Association Limited v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited…

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English court says Greek yogurt must come from Greece *

United Kingdom - April 18 2013
In the recent English High Court decision of Fage UK Ltd & Another v Chobani UK Ltd & Another [2013] EWHC 630, Mr Justice Briggs (soon to be a Court…

Co-authors: Ben Hitchens .

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European data protection authorities clarify principle of purpose limitation *

European Union - April 17 2013
On 8 April 2013, the EU data protection authorities of the Article 29 Working Party announced that they had adopted an opinion on purpose limitation…

Co-authors: Jatinder Bahra .

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English court says parallel proceedings are acceptable in IP disputes by refusing to stay proceedings in England in favour of Texas court *

United Kingdom - March 15 2013
On 7 March 2013, His Honour Colin Birss QC gave judgment in Niche v Macdermid [2013] EWPCC 11 showing that English courts are not afraid of flexing…

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