Topical Issues (Media & Entertainment)

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

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

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

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