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Intellectual property rights and technology: the “smartphone” wars

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 25 2012

Across the globe, disputes have broken out between manufacturers of smartphones and tablet computers (such as Apple and Samsung) about “standards-essential patents”, and whether competition law limits their enforcement

European Union - Canada debate IP rights for pharmaceuticals

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada, European Union
  • -
  • July 12 2011

This briefing written at the invitation of Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) provides a further contribution to the current debate around IP rights for pharmaceuticals in Canada

Google’s AdWords should not be held to infringe trade marks, says Advocate General

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 30 2009

In a blow for brand owners, the legal advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that the Google AdWords system does not infringe third party trade mark rights

European Court of Justice delivers Google AdWords decision

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 24 2010

On 23 March 2010, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its judgment in the three Google adwords cases (between Google and Louis Vuitton Malletier SA; Viaticum SA and Luteciel SARL; and Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL and Tiger SARL

Google’s AdWords should not be held to infringe trade marks, says Advocate General

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia, European Union
  • -
  • October 16 2009

In a blow for Australian brand owners who have or plan to have a stake in the European market, the Advocate General who is the legal advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that the Google AdWords system does not infringe third party trade mark rights

European Court rules on parallel trade in the pharmaceutical sector

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On 6 October 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its decision on the long running dispute on parallel trade in the pharmaceutical sector (Joined cases C-50106 P, etc. GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission and Others

Smell-alike trade marks

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 16 2009

The Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given his opinion in trade mark infringement proceedings brought by L’Oreal against companies marketing and selling cheap imitations of its perfumes

Bad faith in Community Trade Mark (“CTM”) applications

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Austria, European Union
  • -
  • April 16 2009

The Advocate General has advised the ECJ on the meaning of "bad faith" in the context of Article 5(1) (b) of the Community Trade Mark Regulation

Meaning of “extraction” in the Database Directive

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • April 16 2009

Databases are afforded legal protection under the Database Directive (969EU

ECJ finds for Google on AdWords but advertisers beware

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 4 2010

In what is likely to be seen as a set-back for brand owners, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that Google is not liable for trade mark infringement with its AdWords system

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