Topical Issues (Media & Entertainment)

05-Mar-2010  |  Media & Entertainment

UK Media Law - the future?

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK Parliament issued its Report on Press standards, privacy and libel on 24 ... by Niri Shanmuganathan, Justine Wilkie more

01-Feb-2010  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Brands Update - February 2010

In the February issue of Brands Update we look at recent case law, domain name news and trade mark reviews. by Professor Ruth Annand, Christopher Benson, Tom Carl, Joanna Gray, Carol Kasiyamhuru, Timothy Pinto, Louise Popple, Rosario Valdez-Knight, Justine Wilkie more

29-Jan-2010  |  Media & Entertainment

Death of the Privacy Superinjunction?

LNS v Persons Unknown [2010] EWHC 119 (QB) Court refuses to grant celebrity a "superinjunction" to prevent the media ... by Mark Dennis, Niri Shanmuganathan more

22-Jan-2010  |  Media & Entertainment

UK Government Consultation proposes to slash Conditional Fee Agreement Success Fees by 90%

Hot on the heels of Jackson’s LJ's "Review on Civil Litigation Costs", which was published last week, the Ministry of ... by Niri Shanmuganathan more

17-Dec-2009  |  Competition, EU & Trade, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Technology

Taylor Wessing TMT Patents Update

This update provides an overview of some recent key developments relating to patents in the technology, media and ... by Yohan Liyanage, James Marshall, Gareth Morgan, Robert Vidal more

16-Dec-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Extension of "No Real and Substantial Tort" Defence to Libel Claim

Peter Williams v Mirror Group Newspapers [2009] EWHC 3150 (QB) by Timothy Pinto, Niri Shanmuganathan more

04-Dec-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Online publisher successfully relies on the EU hosting defence for unmoderated user comments

Karim v Newsquest Media Group (27 October 2009) English High Court (Eady J) Is an online publisher liable for unmoderated ... by Mark Dennis, Timothy Pinto, Niri Shanmuganathan more

04-Nov-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Engage: trademark protection in social media

Produced for World Trademark Review internet issue shown on 4 November 2009 and reproduced with the editors kind permission. by Timothy Pinto more

29-Oct-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Risks of Publishing Archive Photographs Online

This High Court decision published this month may be of interest - Grisbrook v MGN and others (16 October 2009). The case ... by Lorna Caddy, Niri Shanmuganathan more

20-Oct-2009  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Promoting your business - a legal checklist

The checklist is designed to help you spot potential issues and lower legal risks. It is intended for anyone who is involved ... by Mark Dennis, Timothy Pinto more

02-Oct-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Adwords opinion favours Google

On 22 September 2009, the long anticipated Opinion in the three joined Google France references to the European Court of ... by Jason Rawkins, Justine Wilkie more

29-Sep-2009  |  Media & Entertainment

Liability for user-generated content

With the popularity of social networking sites, discussion boards and other such sites, user-generated content ('UGC') ... by Timothy Pinto more

14-Sep-2009  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Brands Update - September 2009

The September issue contains the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement. by Professor Ruth Annand, Christopher Benson, David Brooks, Tom Carl, Carol Kasiyamhuru, Anna Suchopar, Justine Wilkie more

04-Aug-2009  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

The Whiter Shade of Pale case

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22-Jun-2009  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Protecting Your Rights on Facebook

by Roland Mallinson, Louise Popple more

22-May-2008  |  Climate Change & Renewable Energy, Commercial, Competition, EU & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, 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

02-May-2008  |  China Group, 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

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 Dr. Gregor Schmid, Christian Valsamidis 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

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

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

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

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

01-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Defining what you want

A recent case emphasises the importance of defining accurately the buyer's requirements and what the supplier intends to provide ... more

01-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Notify or pay

A solicitor is fined for non-compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. more

01-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Penalty

A recent case looks at a "liquidated damages" clause and when this type of clause is enforceable. more

01-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Unstructured files

A recent case takes another look at the extent to which the Data Protection Act 1998 applies to information held in hard copy ... more

01-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Waiver

The Court of Appeal looks at how and when a party to an IT services contract can waive its right to terminate it. more

01-Feb-2005  |  Media & Entertainment, Technology

Disclosure of documents held on computers

In a landmark judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the power to set a timetable for competition ... 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-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