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Parallel Imports and Trade Marks: Oracle v M-Tech

August 23, 2010

The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is an arguable case to suggest that Article 5 of the Trade Mark Directive does not exclude the defences based on Articles 28 and 30 of the EC Treaty where it is shown that the proprietor of a trade mark has adopted practices which distort trade within the single market. The Court set aside a previous ruling granting Oracle summary judgment….

E-billing

August 23, 2010

Bryan King considers the statutory and regulatory compliance issues surrounding legal e-billing…

IT Lawyers’ Cases in Brief

August 23, 2010

Centrica v Accenture Appeal Judgment In the Court of Appeal, Longmore LJ has given a resounding endorsement to the trial judge’s findings in the case generally referred to as Centrica v Accenture and more properly cited as GB Gas Holdings Limited v (1) Accenture (UK) Limited, (2) Accenture SCA, (3) Accenture International SARL, (4) Accenture…

Editorial

August 23, 2010

I am only too well aware that my blog posts and editorials often focus on the negative. And very often the negative that I focus on originates in Brussels or Luxembourg. So it is a particular pleasure to be impressed by recent developments and a special surprise (to me at least) that the developments which…

E-commerce: The Questions that Matter

August 16, 2010

The EU Commission consultation on e-commerce really is a big deal and the questions tell us a good deal about the areas of likely regulatory change….

The iPad, the Cloud and Data Protection

August 5, 2010

Jon Bloor thinks that the enthusiastic reaction of many lawyers to the iPad may have to be tempered by a cool reflection on the dangers for data security that its adoption may entail….

Caveat Computer Emptor?

August 3, 2010

Julie Hamilton summarises and comments on the recent Scottish case of Durkin v DSG Retail, involving a laptop purchase from PC World and a linked credit agreement….

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Bilski and the US Software Patent Threat?

July 25, 2010

Dr Robert Harrison and Jordan S Hatcher analyse the US case of Bilski v Kappos and consider its importance for IT lawyers in the UK….

Widespread Unlawful Data Retention in the EU

July 20, 2010

European data protection authorities at the latest Article 29 Working Party meeting have concluded that current purported implementation of the Data Retention Directive is unlawful…

FOI, Data Protection and Copyright – Irresolvable Conflicts?

July 12, 2010

Marion Oswald discusses the impact of the Freedom of Information Act and explores recent case law and technological developments…