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Facebook adds trade mark protection to vanity URL plan
Social networking site Facebook has put trade mark protections in place ahead of
a move this weekend to allow users to register domain names for their profile
pages. One trade mark expert has said that the measures are more than adequate.
11/06/2009
LastMinute.com wins right to block last minute trade mark
Online travel company LastMinute.com has won the right to have a competing
firm's European trade mark cancelled. The European Union's Court of First
Instance (CFI) has backed the British firm, overturning a ruling by the EU
office for trade marks.
11/06/2009
Consumers think limitless domains will muddy internet waters
Almost two thirds of consumers believe that the opening of the internet's
addressing system to a limitless number of domain names will clog the internet
with pointless domain names, according to a survey.
10/06/2009
Court of Appeal clarifies procurement rules and ends local authorities' insurance venture
Local authorities have been barred from joining together to form an insurance
company. The Court of Appeal has blocked London authorities from forming the
mutual firm, ruling that councils acted beyond their powers and broke
procurement rules.
10/06/2009
Reclusive author sues over supposed sequel to iconic novel
A writer who has transplanted one of modern literature's most iconic characters
into a different setting and time is being sued by the creator of the original
work. JD Salinger claims that the unauthorised book infringes his copyright.
09/06/2009
Privacy regulator publishes revised privacy-protection handbook
Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has told companies
that they should follow similar rules to Government departments to make sure
that privacy protection forms part of new computer systems right from the start.
08/06/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Patent problems and tattooed trade marks
11/06/2009: We look at the problems with the latest in a long line of
attempts to create a pan-EU litigation system, and talk to an Australian
behind a chart of the most popular trade marked tattoos
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