Information Technology

• Similarity of Name Proves Costly for Home Furnisher

  • Posted2 October 2015

  When companies operating in the same field use similar names, the result can be legal fireworks. That was certainly so in the case of rival furniture retailers, one of which...

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• BYOD Data Risk Complacency Revealed

  • Posted18 September 2015

  Leading anti-virus supplier Kaspersky has carried out a survey which revealed that among small and medium-sized businesses there is a very considerable degree of complacency about the risks of losing...

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• Counterfeit Goods Couple to Forfeit £1.5 Million

  • Posted2 September 2015

  To many people, buying or selling a ‘knock-off copy’ of a branded item may seem a relatively minor matter but, given that brand owners invest billions of pounds annually in...

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• Flooring Company Can’t Use ‘Champagne’ Name

  • Posted4 August 2015

  A trade association representing Champagne producers has come down hard on a British flooring company which hoped to bask in the glory of the sparkling wine by registering trade marks...

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• Sky Wins Battle of the Communication Brands

  • Posted15 July 2015

  A judgment that generated a lot of column inches but had little practical effect was decided recently by the General Court of the European Union, when Skype (Skype Ultd) was...

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• Cost of Brand Investment Not Reasonable, Rules Court

  • Posted2 July 2015

  An intellectual property decision which surprised some when it was made in 2014 has been reversed by the Court of Appeal. It involved the importer and distributor of a...

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