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BSkyBITV

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 7 2009

A recent judgment of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), dismissing an appeal by BSkyB (the UK’s largest pay TV provider), has upheld a decision of the Secretary of State of January 2008 (implementing a Report from the Competition Commission) that BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent shareholding in ITV (a UK national terrestrial television broadcaster) would give rise to adverse effects on competition

Allocation dispute procedures

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

We have received some questions on how existing allocation disputes in multi-service celebrity endorsement deals should be resolved in light of the procedures adopted in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA"

Christoff v. Nestlé USA, Inc. - a lesson in California's single-publication rule

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2009

Is there an advertiser in California (or perhaps anywhere) who has an idea of what California’s single-publication rule even provides?

Review of proposed FDA guidance on off-label use publications

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 22 2008

On February 15, 2008, a year-and-a-half after the sunset of the statute intended to permit the dissemination of medical literature about unapproved uses of drugs and medical devices, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) proposed a draft guideline for such dissemination

Testimonials and endorsements: complying with the FTC guides in light of proposed changes

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 21 2009

One of the most frequent strategies employed by advertisers is to let the consumer hear about the advertised product or service from a third party, someone other than the advertiser itself

What you need to know about Digital Britain: update

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 1 2009

Since our Client Alert on June 18 2009 setting out the key features of the Digital Britain Report (the "Report"), the Government has issued an implementation plan outlining how it intends to deliver the proposals set out in the Report

Insurance for advertising injury covers claims of defamation under New York law

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 6 2007

A federal judge recently ruled that because an underlying complaint filed against an insured included allegations of negligent and reckless defamation under New York law, an insurer had a duty to defend its insured

The end of spoilers? Comments on the House of Lords decision in Douglas v Hello! Limited and others

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 13 2007

The law of breach of confidence or misuse of private information has set the stage for some interesting cases over recent years

SAGAFTRA developments

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2009

On April 1, 2009, the advertising industry came to an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists on a new three year collective bargaining agreement

Google amends its U.S. trademark policy: creates 'special advertiser' status to allow use of another trademark in ad copy

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2009

Using another’s trademark as a keyword for online search marketing purposes is a murky area of law