Topical Issues (Intellectual Property)

16-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus - Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2008

by Helen Cline more

15-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex [2008] EWHC (Ch) 2347

by Simon Cohen, Kathleen Fox Murphy, Matthew Royle more

15-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Money for old notes

by Mark Dennis more

15-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Deceased artists and the resale right

by Mark Dennis more

15-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property

New company name objection procedure from 1 October 2008

by Timothy Pinto more

15-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - October 2008

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14-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA

by Simon Cohen, Gareth Morgan, Richard Price more

13-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Protection for DNA based patent claims

by Gareth Morgan, Matthew Royle more

13-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Work involving human tissue samples - a new era in the UK

by Gareth Morgan more

13-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Developments in European Clinical Trial Agreements

by Benjamin F. Grzimek, Tim Worden more

13-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Can SPC's have a zero or negative term?

by Catherine Drew more

13-Oct-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA

by Simon Cohen, Gareth Morgan, Richard Price more

15-Sep-2008  |  Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport

Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 came into force.  How do these changes affect your company?  October 2008 ... by William Stuart-Lee, Andrew Telling more

04-Sep-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Too stripy for Adidas

Taylor Wessing's Tim Pinto writes for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on the findings of the European ... by Timothy Pinto more

31-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Emerging legal issues relating to advanced therapies: a European perspective

Article in SCRIPT Drug Market Developments, August 2008, Dr. Wolfgang Rehmann, Partner IP München and Gareth Morgan, Partner ... by Gareth Morgan, Dr. Wolfgang Rehmann more

24-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

PODCAST - Diligence obligations in Licenses & Collaboration Agreements

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Diligence obligations in Licenses & Collaboration Agreements by Daniel Pavin more

24-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

PODCAST - Term sheets

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Term sheets by Daniel Pavin more

24-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

PODCAST - Partner in haste, repent at exit

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Partner in haste, repent at exit by Daniel Pavin more

16-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Skill or Chance? The Case for Online Poker in Germany

E-Commerce Times by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

15-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Federal Court of Justice Upholds Case Law on Trademark Use in Metatags and White-On-White Writing

INTA Bulletin Law & Practice, Vol. 63, No. 11 by Dr. Wiebke Baars more

14-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2008

by Helen Cline more

10-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Changes to medical device legislation - Have your say?

The MHRA (the UK regulatory body for medical devices) is consulting on the proposed Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2008, ... by Tim Worden more

10-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Interface between obviousness and insufficiency restated (Connor v Angiotech [2008] UKHL 49)

In an opinion released yesterday the House of Lords brought more certainty to the test applied to patents to determine inventive ... by Gareth Morgan more

10-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - July 2008

Our life sciences and healthcare team celebrate the 20th issue of InFocus. In the last four and a half years since our first ... by Kathryn Clapp, Helen Cline, Nikol Davies, Catherine Drew, Brian Greenwood, Dr. Christian Kau, Sherryll L'oken, Gareth Morgan, Timothy Pinto, Edward Vickers, Robert Vidal, Stephen Whitfield, Tim Worden more

10-Jul-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Taylor Wessing scoops TMT Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards

Taylor Wessing won Technology, Media & Telecoms Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008, held at the Grosvenor House ... by Simon Cohen, Gareth Morgan, Richard Price more

04-Jun-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Litigating patents in Europe: Navigating the minefield

by Matthew Jones more

30-May-2008  |  Intellectual Property

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

by Mark Dennis more

22-May-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter

by Martin Baker, Helen Cline, Christoph de Coster, Kathleen Fox Murphy, Maria Held, Matthew Jones, Dr. Dietrich Kamlah, Yohan Liyanage, Gareth Morgan, Edward Vickers, Stephen Whitfield more

22-May-2008  |  Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Hotels, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Media & Entertainment, Private Capital, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax, Technology

"All change please!" - Sweeping new UK legislation on unfair commercial practices comes into force on 26 May 2008

by Timothy Pinto more

22-May-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter - May 2008

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14-May-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - May 2008

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02-May-2008  |  China, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, The Middle East

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 ... by Roland Mallinson, Paul Mitchell more

25-Apr-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - May 2008

by Helen Cline, Mark Dennis, Brian Greenwood, Benjamin F. Grzimek, Sherryll L'oken, Matthew Royle, William Stuart-Lee, Tim Worden more

15-Apr-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - April 2008

by Helen Cline more

01-Apr-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

eGaming at a Crossroads

eGaming Review by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

26-Mar-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Nature Biotechnology

Monsanto Technology LLC v. Cargill: a matter of construction by Simon Cohen, Gareth Morgan more

12-Mar-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management

by Matthew Burman, Simon Cohen, Christoph de Coster, Nigel Stoate more

28-Feb-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Litigating Biotech Patents in Europe

by Simon Cohen, Gareth Morgan, Matthew Royle more

07-Feb-2008  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - February 2008

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30-Jan-2008  |  Intellectual Property

Will IPTV kill the Television Star?

by Dr. Sibylle Gierschmann more

15-Dec-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - December 2007

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24-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

EU ratifies amendment to TRIPS on compulsory licences

EU decision to ratify addition of article 31bis by Matthew Royle more

17-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property

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

Brands Appeal cases L'Oréal v. Bellure and Proctor & Gamble v. Reckitt Benckiser by Tom Carl more

17-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property

A charter for copycats?

Controversial ruling by Appeal Court between design rivals by Tom Carl more

15-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Keyword-Advertising

Legal Implications in Germany, France and the UK by Dr. Wiebke Baars, Charles Lloyd more

15-Oct-2007  |  Commercial, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Discretion to approve sub-licensing must be exercised in good faith

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007] by Tim Worden more

15-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2007

by Helen Cline more

15-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - October 2007

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10-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Injunctions pending appeal

Les Laboratoires Servier & anr v Apotex Inc & ors by Simon Cohen, Matthew Royle more

04-Oct-2007  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Legal professional privilege in European Commission competition investigations

The recent decision of the Court of First Instance (CFI) in joined cases T-125/03 & T-253/03, Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and ... by Stephen Whitfield more

01-Oct-2007  |  Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax

The Companies Act 2006 - Headline changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? Find a brief overview ... by Deborah Cloake, William Stuart-Lee, Andrew Telling more

01-Oct-2007  |  Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2007 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? by Deborah Cloake, William Stuart-Lee, Andrew Telling more

01-Oct-2007  |  Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to April 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? April 2008 changes. by Deborah Cloake, William Stuart-Lee, Andrew Telling more

01-Oct-2007  |  Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax

The Companies Act 2006 - Directors' Duties

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company's Directors' ... by Deborah Cloake more

31-Aug-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Diluting the evidence required to show unfair advantage and detriment?

The Court of Appeal for England and Wales has asked the European Court of Justice important questions on the interpretation of ... by Timothy Pinto more

01-Aug-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Recent Tax Credit and Rebate Schemes in the United Kingdom, Germany and France

by Clem Addison-Quarshie, Dr. Gregor Schmid, Christian Valsamidis more

01-Aug-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Who interferes? Liability for Third Party Content on the Internet in Germany

by Jörg Wimmers more

25-Jul-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Frankie goes to the Registry

by David Brooks more

01-Jul-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2007

by Helen Cline more

01-Jul-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - July 2007

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25-May-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing offers 20% discount on events

If you are interested in attending the 3rd INTA/OHIM conference in Brussels and IBC's IP Summer Law Course in Cambridge, Taylor ... by Roland Mallinson more

25-May-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Trade Marks in the European Union: One Law, One Decision - Or not?

Trade mark litigants remain some way off having their EU disputes routinely resolved in one action for the whole European Union. by Roland Mallinson more

17-May-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Is consent required to use registered trade marks on model replica cars?

A car manufacturer that is a proprietor of a trade mark registered for toys cannot prohibit use by a third party of its trade ... by Timothy Pinto more

10-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious technology award

It is with thanks to our clients for instructing us over the last year that Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the ... by Simon Walker more

04-Apr-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - April 2007

by Helen Cline more

21-Mar-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Comparative advertising is not trade mark infringement - Court of Appeal judgment in O2 v H3G

Since Tim Pinto's article on the O2 case in July 2006 as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (also ... by Timothy Pinto more

15-Feb-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Daniel Pavin and other members of Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare team contribute to American Bar Association publication

by Daniel Pavin more

15-Feb-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2007

by Helen Cline more

01-Feb-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Brands Update - February 2007

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15-Jan-2007  |  Intellectual Property

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

by Jason Rawkins more

25-Oct-2006  |  Intellectual Property

UK: Macrossan - increased patentability for computer-implemented inventions?

Taylor Wessing's Simon Cohen and Colin McCall argue that the Court of Appeal needs to address the areas of confusion that riddle ... by Simon Cohen, Colin McCall more

15-Oct-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2006

by Helen Cline more

28-Jul-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Bubbles! The indispensability of the Comparative Advertising Directive to trade mark law

Taylor Wessing's Tim Pinto writes for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on the use by H3G of bubbles in a ... by Timothy Pinto more

27-Jul-2006  |  Intellectual Property

The Right to Copy

Controversy has surrounded efforts to modernise copyright law in Germany, as the competing interests of digital hardware ... by Dr. Christian Frank more

15-Jul-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2006

by Helen Cline more

14-Jul-2006  |  Intellectual Property

ECJ deals blow to cross-border injunctions

Two significant judgments of the European Court of Justice give on 13 July 2006 (Roche v Primus and GAT v LuK) have removed the ... by James Marshall more

01-Jun-2006  |  Intellectual Property

Germany: Internet Gambling: Decision on sports betting will force legislative changes

World Communications Regulation Report by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

01-Jun-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

A non-runner for 2012 - Ambush marketing and the 2012 London Olympics

Charles Lloyd and David Brooks of Taylor Wessing explain why ambush marketing is a non-runner for London 2012. by David Brooks, Charles Lloyd more

15-May-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - May 2006

by Helen Cline more

15-May-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - May 2006

by Helen Cline more

15-Apr-2006  |  Intellectual Property

The European BlackBerry disputes

The recent judgments in the UK and Germany in the patent litigation between Research in Motion and InPro Licensing SARL have ... by Benjamin F. Grzimek more

04-Apr-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Defamation and privacy law and procedure in England, Germany and France

Niri Shan and Tim Pinto, in conjunction with our lawyers in Germany and France, have reviewed the defamation and privacy law and ... by Timothy Pinto, Niri Shanmuganathan more

01-Apr-2006  |  Intellectual Property

The European BlackBerry disputes

The procedural aspects of the UK and German cases between RIM and InPro highlight the need for a single European patent court ... by Benjamin F. Grzimek more

30-Mar-2006  |  Intellectual Property

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. by Jason Rawkins more

15-Feb-2006  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2006

by Helen Cline more

12-Dec-2005  |  Intellectual Property

A nice little earner - The after sales market in the automotive industry

The spare parts market is a lucrative one for the car manufacturing industry. by Nigel Stoate more

05-Dec-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Who controls the Naomi Campbell information flow? A practical analysis of the law of privacy

Primarily, the courts control the flow of private information. They do so through the cause of action of breach of confidence and ... by Timothy Pinto more

28-Nov-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter

A new framework for approval of medicinal products in Europe. by Helen Cline more

17-Oct-2005  |  Intellectual Property

Htting back

To what extent can celebrities protect the exploitation of their image? Here we consider the position in the UK, France and ... by Christopher Benson more

01-Oct-2005  |  Intellectual Property

Further provisions of the Patents Act 2004 in force

As of 1 October 2005 non-binding opinions as to validity or infringement of a UK patent may be requested from the UK patent ... by Edward Vickers more

01-Oct-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Speedier patent trials in the UK – the "new" streamlined procedure

A recent decision of the UK patents court is likely to make the streamlined procedure even more common in patent cases. by Matthew Jones, Nigel Stoate more

02-Sep-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

High Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main

11th Civil Division, Judges Duck, Dr. Weber and Falck, January 25, 2005Claim for disclosure by a copyright owner against an ... by Jan Pohle more

02-Sep-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

High Court of Appeals of Hamburg, Germany

3rd Division. May 6, 2004Use of a third competitor's trademark as a meta tag by Jan Pohle more

01-Sep-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

European Union: Member States Face Infringement Proceedings for Inefficient Data Protection

World Data Protection Report by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

11-Jul-2005  |  Intellectual Property

European patent litigation

BlackBerry litigation: English Patents Court orders early and streamlined validity trial in the UK. by James Marshall more

02-Jul-2005  |  China, Intellectual Property

Property rights go East

China's approach to patents is undergoing a sharp transition, as David Cyranoski reports. by Ralph Koppitz more

15-Jun-2005  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Intellectual Property

Generic pharmaceuticals and the EU competition rules

The European Commission has fined AstraZeneca €60 million for misusing the patent system to delay market entry of generic ... more

08-Mar-2005  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Intellectual Property

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is now in force. It provides wide rights of access to information held by public authorities ... by Sally Annereau more

01-Dec-2004  |  China, Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Commercial, Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Hotels, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Media & Entertainment, Private Capital, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Shipping & Transport, Tax, Technology, The Middle East

All Shook Up - Rock sound recordings under the public domain

Elvis Presley's track "That's All Right" made the top 3 in the UK Singles chart on the 50th anniversary of the first release of ... more

01-Dec-2004  |  Intellectual Property

MORGAN defeats LORNA MORGAN

Morgan S.A., the owner of the well-known MORGAN fashion label, has, on appeal, successfully opposed an application to register ... more

01-Dec-2004  |  Intellectual Property

People can't register people

An application to register the words WHERE PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE as a UK trade mark, for services such as hotel, bar and ... more

01-Dec-2004  |  Intellectual Property

Settling trade mark proceedings = no costs

An English court has recently held in a trade mark infringement case that, in circumstances where the parties have reached a ... more

01-Dec-2004  |  Intellectual Property

SWEET FEET not genuine

A UK trade mark registration for the mark SWEET FEET (for "foot and shoe deodorant") has recently been revoked on the basis that ... more

02-Apr-2004  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

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

Implications of the judgement of the ECJ in Adidas-Salomon AG and others vs. Fitnessworld Trading Ltd. and of the German Federal ... more

01-Feb-2004  |  Intellectual Property

Harmonization of Copyright Law in the European Community

A comparitive overview of the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC) in France, Germany and the United Kingdom by Jörg Wimmers more

01-Aug-2003  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

A Practical Guide to the New Information Duties for E-Commerce in Germany

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 17-19 by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

01-Aug-2003  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

Germany: New Youth Protection Law has Implications for the Gaming Industry

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 28/29 by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more

01-Jan-2003  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Stadiums for FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 and European Law on State Aid: A case of Infrastructural Measures

Only very recently the question has been raised, whether the public financing of venues like sport stadiums is subject to the ... more

01-Feb-2000  |  Intellectual Property, Technology

How is Liberalisation of Telecommunications Panning out in Germany

European Business Law Review, 2/2000, S. 2ff. by Dr. Axel Frhr. von dem Bussche more