http://www.out-law.com/en/ Latest legal news on trade marks from OUT-LAW.COM, part of international law firm Pinsent Masons en-gb Pinsent Masons LLP Tue, 22 May 2012 14:05:41 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/lord-coe-defends-strict-policing-of-use-of-olympics-branding/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/lord-coe-defends-strict-policing-of-use-of-olympics-branding/ Trade marks Keeping tight control of Olympics branding rights helps to save taxpayers from paying extra to subsidise the Games, the chairman of the London 2012 organising committee has said. Mon, 14 May 2012 13:56:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/publishers-could-face-charges-over-ads-for-unauthorised-olympics-tickets/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/publishers-could-face-charges-over-ads-for-unauthorised-olympics-tickets/ Trade marks Publishers could face charges of assisting with fraud if they carry adverts promoting the sale of Olympics tickets from unlicensed sources, the body that writes the rules governing print and other non-broadcast advertising has said. Fri, 11 May 2012 14:11:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/icann-chief-reveals-delay-in-expected-announcement-on-applications-for-new-top-level-domains/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/icann-chief-reveals-delay-in-expected-announcement-on-applications-for-new-top-level-domains/ Trade marks The publication of a list detailing the applications for new generic 'top level' domains (gTLDs) has been delayed and it may be the end of June before it is available, the chief executive of the body which oversees the identification of websites has said. Wed, 02 May 2012 13:54:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/april/google-faces-renewed-examination-of-whether-adwords-policy-infringes-trade-mark-rights/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/april/google-faces-renewed-examination-of-whether-adwords-policy-infringes-trade-mark-rights/ Trade marks Google may be liable for direct and contributory trade mark infringement as well as trade mark dilution in the way it allowed a language learning software company's trade marks to be bought as keyword advertising terms by others, a US court has ruled. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:26:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/precise-time-of-community-trade-mark-applications-not-relevant-to-priority-right-even-if-national-laws-say-it-is-ecj-says/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/precise-time-of-community-trade-mark-applications-not-relevant-to-priority-right-even-if-national-laws-say-it-is-ecj-says/ Trade marks The precise time that applications are filed for Community trade marks (CTMs) is irrelevant when assessing whether the applicant has a priority right to restrict others registering the same mark nationally elsewhere in the EU, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:11:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/pub-urged-to-accept-licensing-deal-over-use-of-the-hobbit-name/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/pub-urged-to-accept-licensing-deal-over-use-of-the-hobbit-name/ Trade marks A UK pub threatened with legal action for allegedly infringing trade marks associated with the works of author JRR Tolkein should pay a licence fee in order to continue using its current name, an expert has said.     Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:04:00 Z http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/olympics-gambling-guidelines-outline-infringement-risks-for-operators-/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/march1/olympics-gambling-guidelines-outline-infringement-risks-for-operators-/ Trade marks UK gambling operators will risk infringing the rights of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) if they operate dedicated Olympics betting microsites or promote special offers in conjunction with bets on Games events, according to new guidelines. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:42:00 Z http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/eu-regulator-urges-icann-to-block-applications-for-bank-and-fin-domains/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/eu-regulator-urges-icann-to-block-applications-for-bank-and-fin-domains/ Trade marks Fraudsters could pass themselves off as regulated financial services companies as a result of the ability to register domain names under the '.bank' and '.fin' suffixes, a European banking regulator has said. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:43:00 Z http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/branson-wins-right-to-own-porn-web-address-featuring-his-name/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/branson-wins-right-to-own-porn-web-address-featuring-his-name/ Trade marks An Australian man has been ordered to transfer his ownership of the richardbranson.xxx domain name to UK entrepreneur Richard Branson. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:20:00 Z http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/watchdog-fines-companies-for-using-fake-sites-to-lure-competition-entrants/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/february/watchdog-fines-companies-for-using-fake-sites-to-lure-competition-entrants/ Trade marks The UK's regulator of premium rate services (PRS) has fined two Dutch companies £100,000 each after they ran competitions via web addresses similar to those owned by popular internet brands. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:31:00 Z