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Draft Bill published - Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats)
Earlier in the year I blogged on the government’s proposals to clarify the groundless threats regime (see here for the full background). Last week saw the Law Commission publish its response, which
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Keyword advertising – what you need to know if you use broad match…
The Court of Appeal may have booted Interflora v Marks and Spencer back to the High Court for re-trial, but the consequences of its decision about negative matching should not be ignored. Google's
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Trade mark reforms - counterfeiters beware!
In April 2015, after two years of discussions, the Commission, The European Parliament and the Council confirmed that they had reached political agreement on an EU trade mark reform package. The
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The government's proposals to clarify the groundless threats regime
The Government recently published its response to the Law Commission's 2014 report on the UK's groundless threats regime, broadly agreeing with the Law Commission's proposals. The main points are
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Is a VeRO notice a threat?
In the case of Cassie Creations Limited v Blackmore and Another, the High Court was recently asked to consider the question of whether a "Notice of Claimed Infringement – Statutory Declaration" sent
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As dot London launches, how have online brand protection strategies been affected by the new gTLD revolution?
ICANN's new gTLD program is now well under way, and registrations are being accepted for domains in TLDs as diverse as .kitchen, .bargains and .ninja. .london launched on 29 April hot on the heels of