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Data Protection Policies

Update from Global Data Hub We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Global Data Hub site which provides you ...

The return of the Global IP Index

The Taylor Wessing Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI) team are delighted to announce the opening of the GIPI4 survey. We ...

The Mobile Workforce and Data Protection

Update from Global Data Hub We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Global Data Hub site which provides ...

Taylor Wessing announces second boost to its market leading TMT group

International law firm Taylor Wessing today announces the hire of Mark Owen to its international TMT group. Mark was head of ...

The latest on European proposals to modernise trade mark law and procedure

Last week, the European Commission presented a package of initiaitves "to make trade mark registration quicker, more ...

Brands Update - Spring 2013

This issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK, French, German and Community tribunals on registrability ...

gTLDs & the Trade Marks Clearing House - What brand owners need to do now

As reported last year, the domain name world has been undertaking a radical experiment whereby businesses have been able to apply ...

The EC draft data protection Regulation

Update from Global Data Hub We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Global Data Hub site which provides you ...

Social Media

Update from Global Data Hub We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Global Data Hub site which provides you ...

International Data Transfers

Happy new year from the Global Data Hub! We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Global Data Hub site which ...

Does a Community Registered Trade Mark have to be used in more than one EU country? – The ONEL case

The Court of Justice has recently given its long-awaited decision in the ONEL case (C-149/11) on use of Community registered ...

Brands Update - Winter 2012

This issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK, French, German and Community tribunals on registrability ...

Taylor Wessing launches Global Data Hub

International law firm Taylor Wessing has launched a Global Data Hub in the form of a new microsite, which is a one-stop shop for ...

Exposing libel myths surrounding Twitter and social media

The action Lord McAlpine is reportedly taking against Twitter users for falsely suggesting he was involved in child sex abuse ...

Last chance to merge certain UK trade mark registrations and save money

What’s the development? This is a reminder that a rule change at the UK IP Office is about to take effect that merits the ...

Image Rights

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

Pan-EU injunction in Samsung v Apple Tablet Wars: Conflict between German and UK decisions

In an interesting twist, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court yesterday granted Apple an injunction that seemingly extends even ...

Samsung tablets held not to infringe Apple's Community Registered Design

In the latest decision in the design litigation across Europe between the two companies, the English High Court has today given ...

Brands Update - Summer 2012

This issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability of trade marks ...

gTLDs - Reveal day

The list of gTLD applications has now been published and is available here:www.icann.org/reveal Brand owners will need to review ...

gTLDs list to be published - who's in and who's not?

Following a technical glitch which resulted in the application process being temporarily suspended, the application window closed ...

gTLDs list to be published - who's in and who's not?

The domain name world has undertaken a radical experiment in the last three months. During that time, companies have been able to ...

Brands Update - February 2012

This issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability of trade marks ...

"Transhipping fake goods, Sir? Please proceed!"

Nokia / Philips case consequences The ECJ decision in the joined cases of Nokia v HMRC and Philips v Lucheng Meijing and others ...

The future of EU specification drafting

AG opinion rocks the boat with OHIM Advocate General Bot handed down his eagerly awaited opinion on Tuesday in the IP TRANSLATOR ...

Are your French domain names protected?

New opportunities and restrictions apply from 6 December 2011 As of 6 December 2011, the registration of .fr (France) domain ...

Application for ‘TDI’—Audi's arguments fail to impress

Audi and Volkswagen v OHIM Case T-318/09, General Court, 6 July 2011 The General Court rejected Audi's application to register ...

Taylor Wessing launches dedicated Tech City office

International law firm Taylor Wessing announces a dedicated Tech City office in the heart of east London. The announcement is ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - October 2011

This month, we look at a case on keyword advertising and at the Government’s plans for the new Communications Act. We’ve also ...

European Court delivers more Google keywords guidance, but the key question remains: are these just M&S - or Interflora - flowers?

The European Court has delivered its judgment in the Interflora v. Marks & Spencer case.  Following a series of earlier ...

Could OEM trade opportunities run Duracell’s batteries flat?

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has found itself in a potentially tricky trademark situation after genuine, cut-price Duracell ...

Star Wars: Supreme Court extends its empire against UK defendants, but not the force of UK copyright

The UK Supreme Court's much anticipated decision in the Star Wars Stormtroopers case (given on 27 July) has implications in two ...

Brands Update - July 2011

The Summer issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability of trade ...

L'Oréal v eBay – the latest on keywords, testers, exhaustion of rights and ISP liability

Today, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has delivered an interesting ruling in the case of L’Oréal v eBay which should ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update July 2011

This month has seen a major change to availability of domain name suffixes and some interesting developments in Europe. You ...

Over complexity and funding gap: potential stumbling blocks for Hargreaves' Digital Copyright Exchange

The Hargreaves Review published today recommends that the Government bring together rights holders and other business interests ...

Brands Update - April 2011

Welcome to the April edition of Brands Update. In this issue we look at: Hot off the press: Advocate General says it ...

What the draft Defamation Bill means in practice

On Tuesday this week, the Ministry of Justice published its long awaited Draft Defamation Bill and Consultation Paper. Our table ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - January 2011

Welcome to the January 2011 edition of InFocus, the Life Sciences and Healthcare newsletter. This month we discuss: Sold Out - ...

Ministry of Justice announces timetable for the Defamation Bill and likely costs reform

On Monday, the Government published the Ministry of Justice’s business plan for the period 2011-2015. Among other things, the ...

David Cameron faces European constraints in introducing a US fair use copyright exception

David Cameron announced last week that there will be an independent review into how the UK’s intellectual property system can ...

MPF award for Taylor Wessing's commitment to sustainability

Taylor Wessing is celebrating after winning the Sustainability Reporting category at the prestigious MPF European Practice ...

"Dangerous" Intellectual Property Myths

Most people these days have heard of intellectual property (or at least copyright).  Whilst the general public's awareness ...

Faster, cheaper IP litigation?

From 1 October 2010, a new procedure becomes available in the English Patents County Court (‘PCC’). It is intended to permit more ...

LEGO Block

Lego has lost its appeal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Yesterday, the ECJ upheld the General Court’s finding that the ...

What's in a link? English law issues with linking online

Linking is a hot topic at the moment, in particular with the NLA's ongoing dispute with Meltwater over its news aggregation ...

Google revises its keywords policy

Following recent caselaw, Google has announced that it intends to make two significant revisions to its adwords policy. The ...

Keyword Advertising - Settled Points and Open Questions

A closer look at the emerging judicil approach in the European Union The permissibility of optimizing online advertising by ...

Court holds that Euro-defence to grey import action is arguable

Oracle America (formerly Sun Microsystems) v M-Tech [2010] EWCA Civ 997 In a potential set-back for brand owners, the English ...

Brands Update - Summer 2010

Brands Update containing the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement.

Europe to rule on whether social networking sites must monitor user generated content

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is expected to rule next year on whether a social networking site must monitor user generated ...

Rights not always exhausted?

In the latest European judgment on the validity of keyword advertising, the Court of Justice of the European Union ...

Mr Justice Tugendhat explores what "defamatory" means in a media friendly ruling

In an important ruling on what "defamatory" means, Mr Justice Tugendhat granted the Telegraph Media Group Limited ...

European Court rules on unauthorised re-sale of "tester" perfume bottles

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the supply to a third party of branded "tester" goods ...

Can a lawful product be called a 'Nasty'?

Last week, the Court of Appeal gave a ruling highlighting the risk of using emotive language to describe third party products. ...

Nominet consultation on release of new ".uk" domain names closes 8 June 2010

Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is running a public consultation exercise on its plans to lift restrictions on ...

The significance of Europe's ruling on Google ads and trademarks

The European Court of Justice’s recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA has been hailed a major legal victory for ...

ECJ upholds Google AdWords - but leaves door open for brand owner challenges

In a hotly anticipated judgment, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday broadly upheld the Google AdWords ...

Product placement is unbanned, well almost - with exceptions

The UK government has formally reversed its previously announced ban and will join the rest of the EU (other than Denmark) and ...

Twitter announces new brand protection tools (World Trademark Review)

Timothy Pinto and Damian Simpson discuss Twitter's plans to provide companies with new brand protection tools and marketing data ...

Engage: trademark protection in social media

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Trade Marks e-update - October 2009

Reputation in the European Community Case C-301/07, PAGO International GmbH v Tirolmilch registrierte Genossenschaft mbH, ...

Adwords opinion favours Google

On 22 September 2009, the long anticipated Opinion in the three joined Google France references to the European Court of ...

AM Law Daily quotes Jason Rawkins on Google's liability for Adwords program

Brands Update - September 2009

The September issue contains the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement.

Brand owners "smell" success

Taylor Wessing launches its second Global Intellectual Property Index

With the value of many tangible assets, in particular real estate, falling in the current economic climate, there's a growing ...

Reputation in the European Community

Appellations of origin defeat CTM application for BUD

Copad SA v Christian Dior couture SA and Société industrielle lingerie (SIL)

Case C-59/08, 23 April 2009Following a reference from the French Cour de Cassation, the European Court of Justice ...

Brands Update - April 2009

Advocate General "winks at" Unfair Advantage L'Oreal SA et. al. v. Bellure NV et. al.

In response to a reference from the English Court of Appeal, the Advocate General (AG) has given his Opinion on the type of ...

New Fast Track Trade Mark for the UK

Brands Update - December 2008

Is the ECJ "diluting" brand owners' rights?

In response to a reference from the English Court of Appeal, led by Jacob L.J., the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its ...

Brands Update - October 2008

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media is listed in The 1000 London's Most Influential People

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media, has been listed in the up and coming law section of the Evening ...

Out of circulation: No trade mark infringement of goods in transit

Comprehensive ranking of the world's IP jurisdictions

The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI), launched today by European law firm Taylor Wessing, presents a statistical ...

Brands newsflash - Two important decisions from the English Court of Appeal

Brands Appeal cases L'Oréal v Bellure and Proctor & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser In two significant recent ...

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Double jeopardy in trade marks opposition, invalidity and infringement actions.

The missing link: Problems of trademark protection for famous signs in sports

Implications of the judgement of the ECJ in Adidas-Salomon AG & others v Fitnessworld Trading Ltd and of the German ...