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Extending the ASA’s Digital Remit

The Advertising Standards Authority is to take over much greater responsibility for online marketing communications with effect from 1 March 2011.

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Parallel Imports and Trade Marks: Oracle v M-Tech

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.

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The Future of Open

Andrew Charlesworth introduces the SCL 5th Annual Policy Forum - ‘The Future of Open’ which is to be held on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 September 2010 at the offices of Herbert Smith LLP, London.

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E-commerce Consultation

The European Commission has launched a wide-ranging consultation on the future of electronic commerce in the internal market and the implementation of the Directive on electronic commerce (2000/31/EC)

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Centrica v Accenture Appeal Judgment

The Court of Appeal judgment on the appeal of various preliminary issues in GB Gas Holdings Limited v (1) Accenture (UK) Limited, (2) Accenture SCA, (3) Accenture International SARL, (4) Accenture Inc has now been published.

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Google AdWords and Advert Text: Policy Changes

Google has announced changes in its policies on the use of trademarks in the text of adverts and on the use of trade marks as keywords. The policy changes are, at least in part, influenced by the rulings of the Court of Justice in the AdWords case and the Portakabin case.

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ICO’s View on the Street View Mistake

The Information Commissioner’s Office released a statement on 29 July giving its assessment of the data protection implications of the wi-fi data collected by Google’s Street View vehicles.

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