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Consumer groups urge Supreme Court to curb patent power
The US Supreme Court has been urged not to make it illegal to sell second-hand
patented goods. Digital rights activists have begun a campaign to keep a buyer's
right to sell on used goods.
15/11/2007
Employers should take care with demands for experience, warns expert
Employers must curb their demands for fixed amounts of experience from job
applicants to avoid falling foul of discrimination legislation, an employment
law specialist has warned.
15/11/2007
European Commission will investigate Google's DoubleClick deal
Google's purchase of advertising giant DoubleClick has been thrown into doubt by
the European Commission, which has announced that it will launch an in-depth
investigation into the deal on competition grounds.
14/11/2007
Stolen secrets allegation must go to full trial, rules High Court
A judge has said that he could not say for sure that a claim for breach of
confidence was without merit based solely on an expert's view that the
information in dispute was in the public domain. He said the case must go to a
full trial.
14/11/2007
Tech firms challenge software patent barrier in High Court
Four small technology companies will challenge recent guidance from the UK
Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) in the High Court next week. It states
that few claims to computer programs for carrying out patentable methods are
eligible for patenting.
13/11/2007
Blogger warned to delete Avis logo
A US blogger who reported on a court ruling has been ordered by car rental firm
Avis to remove an image of its logo from his blog posting to avoid charges of
trade mark abuse.
12/11/2007
OUT-LAW Radio: Is drinking a disability?
15/11/2007: Employment experts tell us how alcoholism is getting disability discrimination protection through the back door, and talk to a Dutch man who is spying on his whole town.
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