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Entries from April 2010

Big tobacco fired up to fight (source: New Zealand Herald)

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Big Tobacco had been warning Kevin Rudd of a fight long before the Prime Minister announced his intention to hike the tax on cigarettes by 25 per cent and force them to be sold in plain packets.The prospect of plain packaging… (source: New Zealand Herald) – Share on TwitterShare on FacebookRSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Tags: Copyright · Design rights · Trade marks

United Kingdom: Google Suffers Stinging Attack on its Privacy Practices from Leading Privacy Regulators in Buzz Storm – Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Google has received a stinging attack from leading privacy regulators.

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Tags: Copyright · Design rights · Trade marks

United Kingdom: eBay Not Liable for Counterfeit Tiffany Products Sold in US – Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Tiffany has lost a legal action brought against eBay in which the jewellery shop sought to hold the popular online auction site liable for sales made of counterfeit products through its online platform.

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Tags: Copyright · Design rights · Trade marks

United Kingdom: Parties Set Out Stall in Election Manifestos – Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The political parties have made their manifesto pledges in the run-up to the General Election. Some say manifesto pledges are there to be broken.

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Tags: Copyright · Design rights · Trade marks

United States: Materiality-Intent Framework for Inequitable Conduct Allegations in Patent Infringement Cases Under Review by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – Mayer Brown

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

On April 26, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order granting a petition for rehearing “en banc” of a patent infringement case that involves issues relating to inequitable conduct.

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