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Focal Point report

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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

  • Bird & Bird
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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