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Welcome to the July 2008 edition of Shepherd and Wedderburn's Intellectual Property E-Bulletin.
In this edition of the Intellectual Property E-Bulletin we examine the potential impact of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 which have recently come into force; plot a safe path through the perils of copyright infringement highlighted in a recent case concerning Ordnance Survey maps; and look at a recent patent application submitted by Microsoft which will encourage us all to mind our mobile phone Ps and Qs.
We also examine the outcome of a trademark dispute between O2 and Hutchison 3G concerning comparative advertising which has been bubbling away for many months; highlight the findings of a recent report into Renewable Energy Generation Technologies by the Select Committee on Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills and finally enjoy a fantastic tale of the battle of Narnia.
Many of you will be interested to know that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle its action against the Red Cross for the use of the image of a red cross that we featured in the June edition of our Intellectual Property E-Bulletin. As we predicted a settlement is not a particularly surprising outcome given the potential negative public response for Johnson & Johnson.
In this edition of the Intellectual Property E-Bulletin we examine the potential impact of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 which have recently come into force; plot a safe path through the perils of copyright infringement highlighted in a recent case concerning Ordnance Survey maps; and look at a recent patent application submitted by Microsoft which will encourage us all to mind our mobile phone Ps and Qs.
We also examine the outcome of a trademark dispute between O2 and Hutchison 3G concerning comparative advertising which has been bubbling away for many months; highlight the findings of a recent report into Renewable Energy Generation Technologies by the Select Committee on Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills and finally enjoy a fantastic tale of the battle of Narnia.
Many of you will be interested to know that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle its action against the Red Cross for the use of the image of a red cross that we featured in the June edition of our Intellectual Property E-Bulletin. As we predicted a settlement is not a particularly surprising outcome given the potential negative public response for Johnson & Johnson.
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