Verity Ellis
D Young & Co LLP
Articles
Online copyright - Hyperlinking and accessibility
European Union, United Kingdom - January 4 2016 The relationship between copyright and the online world is a complicated and evolving area, not least hindered by the fact that copyright legislation…
Cybersquatting update - High Court applies One in a Million principle in Yoyo.email v Royal Bank of Scotland
United Kingdom - January 29 2016 It has been confirmed that the mere registration of a domain name may amount to passing off. The High Court also clarified that it did not have…
Lush v Amazon - online retailers: are your sponsored links squeaky clean?
United Kingdom - May 12 2014 The case of Cosmetic Warriors and Lush v Amazon has confirmed and clarified the recent cases of Google France, Interflora and L'Oreal v eBay…
Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water: just use keywords and search engines with caution
United Kingdom - March 25 2014 The case of Cosmetic Warriors Ltd and Lush Ltd v Amazon.co.uk Ltd and Amazon EU Sarl [2014] EWHC 181 (Ch) has confirmed and clarified the recent…
Dumb and dumber? A brief review of parody defences in the UK
United Kingdom, USA - February 20 2014 In mid-February, a coffee shop was opened in Los Angeles called "Dumb Starbucks". The get-up of the café was very similar to the well-known…
