9
Oct
2009
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Mark Gavin
Kate Mullarkey
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Intellectual Property
Litigation
In a recent High Court decision Viacom Global (Netherlands) B.V v Scene 1 Entertainment Limited (In Receivership) & Anor the High Court has been required to decide on the priority between the Copyright Act 1994 and the Personal Properties Securities Act 1999.
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12
Jun
2009
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Mark Gavin
Kate Mullarkey
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Intellectual Property
On Tuesday 9 June social networking site Facebook announced that from Saturday 13 June users of Facebook can apply for personal URLs in the format of www.facebook.com/yourname. While this may be viewed as a great opportunity for those seeking a bit of personal publicity it will be viewed by trade mark and brand owners with concern in light of domain name squatting issues that have arisen in recent times.
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14
Apr
2009
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Simon Martin
Kate Mullarkey
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Consumer Law
The customer database is a key asset for many businesses but unless the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act is considered as part of the establishment and maintenance of your customer database could erode the value of that asset.
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