London Olympics warns that ambush marketers will be caught with their pants down….again *

United Kingdom - July 11 2012
Who could forget the 2006 FIFA World Cup match when fans of the Netherlands were forced to remove their lederhosen, covered with Bavaria Brewery’s branding, because Budweiser was the official beer sponsor of the event?

A rare moment of agreement in Europe: Paris to host Unitary Patent Central Court *

European Union - July 3 2012
A Rare Moment of Agreement in Europe: Paris to host Unitary Patent Central CourtIn a rare moment of consensus in Europe, last week EU member states agreed to create a Unitary Patent Central Court accompanied by two sector specific Courts.

Apple fined $2.25 million for iPad with WiFi + 4G *

Australia - June 22 2012
The Federal Court has imposed a $2.25 million penalty on Apple and ordered it to pay $300,000 in legal costs in relation to advertising which was found to breach the Australian Consumer Law.

Fashionistas challenge Louboutin’s sole rights to red sole shoe – Louboutin asserts its claim to red is not yet dead *

France - June 21 2012
Last week the French Court of Appeal ruled that Zara could continue to sell shoes with red soles without infringing Louboutin’s "Red Sole Trade Mark".