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Landmark Court of Appeal ruling in comparative advertising case

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 27 2010

The Court of Appeal has given its judgment in L'Oreal v Bellure & others

Consequences of non-payment of patent renewal fees

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 27 2010

In Betson Medical (Ireland) Limited v Comptroller General of Patents the High Court has refused to restore a patent that had lapsed following the proprietor's failure to pay the renewal fee within the requisite time period due to financial difficulties

High Court finds online service provider liable for copyright infringement

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 27 2010

In Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation & others v Newzbin Limited the High Court has found an online indexing service provider liable for copyright infringement

More changes to customs procedures concerning seizure of counterfeit goods

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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March 30 2010

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have again changed their procedures for seizing and detaining suspected counterfeit goods at UK borders

Significant amendment to the Digital Economy Bill

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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March 30 2010

There has been a significant amendment made to the Digital Economy Bill which is currently at the report stage in the House of Lords

Reference to ECJ in seizure of counterfeit goods case

Squire Sanders
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European Union, United Kingdom
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March 30 2010

In the NovemberDecember 2009 edition of this Bulletin, we reported on the Court of Appeal's reference to the ECJ in the case of Nokia v Her Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue & Customs

Personal liability of directors for company acts of IP infringement

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 28 2010

In Boegli Gravures SA v (1) Darsail (2) Andrei Pyzhov, the High Court summarised when a director will be personally liable for an intellectual property infringement committed by the company

The Digital Economy Bill

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 28 2010

The Digital Economy Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 19 November 2009

Court of Appeal rules on Star Wars copyright dispute

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 28 2010

In Lucasfilm v Andrew Ainsworth the Court of Appeal has ruled on various copyright issues including what constitutes a ‘sculpture’ within the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) and whether US copyright can be directly enforced in the English courts

Vodka protected by extended passing off

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 28 2010

In Diageo v International Brands, the High Court has ruled on an unusual case of extended passing off