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Focal Point report
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- United Kingdom
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- November 11 2009
High Court Judge has granted summary judgment to prevent a party, whose registered trade mark had been invalidated at the Trade Marks Registry on the basis of an earlier unregistered right, from defending itself in passing off proceedings before the High Court
High Court holds eBay not liable for trade mark infringement by its users
- Bird & Bird
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- United Kingdom
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- August 1 2009
L’Oréal S.A. & Others v eBay International AG, eBay Europe S.A.R.L, eBay (UK) Ltd & Others, 2009 EWHC 1094 (Ch), was one of a number of test cases brought by L’Oréal in courts around Europe which raised issues regarding the liability of eBay for trade mark infringements committed by its users and whether eBay itself committed infringement by using trade marks in relation to infringing goods
European Commission commences proceedings against UK Government over privacy and data protection issues
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- United Kingdom
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- July 20 2009
On 14 April the European Commission announced that it had begun infringement proceedings against the UK government over the use of behavioural advertising technology by internet service providers
Decisions of the High Court
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- United Kingdom
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- June 30 2009
Geoffrey Hobbs QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) dismissed Daimler’s application for summary judgment in an action for trade mark infringement and passing off
Liability of internet service providers
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- June 30 2009
In this “AdWords” case, Arnold J decided to refer questions to the ECJ
Interpretation of a restrictive covenant in a franchise agreement
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- United Kingdom
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- May 31 2009
The Court of Appeal held that a former franchisee who carried on a car-care business following the termination of a franchise agreement was acting in breach of a restrictive covenant
Injurious falsehood claim in relation to statements made in election campaign
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- United Kingdom
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- May 31 2009
Eady J rejected the claims of injurious falsehood and infringement of the Data Protection Act 1998 brought by the Claimant, Mr Quinton, against the Defendants, Mr Peirce and Mr Copper
Suitability of the trial of a preliminary issue in a malicious falsehood action
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- United Kingdom
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- May 31 2009
In this malicious falsehood action the Claimant, Ajinomoto, sought an order for the trial of a preliminary issue
