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17 Jul 2012
A UK trade body that represents the interests of many major recording companies is expected to request that more than 12 million files be removed from the internet this year as part of its efforts to combat online copyright infringement, a report into...
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06 Jul 2012
Companies can lose their right to use Community trade marks (CTMs) by only using the mark within one EU member state under certain circumstances, a legal advisor to Europe's top court has said.
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14 Jun 2012
Businesses face extra costs and risks because of new internet domains, but the publication of a list of newly applied-for domains will not allow them to calculate those risks precisely, an expert has said.
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06 Jun 2012
The European Commission has opened a consultation asking for views on what kinds of online service providers should be considered as 'hosts' of content.
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30 May 2012
The validity of national trade marks cannot be questioned during proceedings in which the registration of a Community trade mark (CTM) is at issue, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
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24 May 2012
Chocolate bunnies wrapped with red ribbon are shaped in a form that cannot be registered as a Community trade mark, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
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14 May 2012
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.
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11 May 2012
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.
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02 May 2012
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....
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11 Apr 2012
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....
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