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Easy access to contact details via .tel domains
New .tel domain names will allow businesses to store and manage their contact details in a directory accessible from any device connected to the internet.
Date: 2008-11-19

Shopping centres' landmark trade mark decision
A landmark High Court judgement has ruled that names and brands of shopping centres can be registered as trade marks.
Date: 2008-11-14

Prepare for more information access requests businesses told
Companies should be prepared for an increase in the use of subject access requests (SARs) by individuals affected by the economic downturn.
Date: 2008-11-11

Don't fall victim to corporate ID theft
Increasing numbers of businesses are falling victim to identity theft, Shoosmiths has warned.
Date: 2008-11-04

Internet expansion: the new .brand gTLD
The anticipated new registration scheme allowing companies to apply to register their own gTLD’s will see a huge change in the way in which the internet is structured.
Date: 2008-11-04

New serious crime offences for IP cheats
Trademark and copyright infringers face new punishments as a result of the Serious Crime Act 2007.
Date: 2008-11-03

Review urged as regulators crackdown on non-compliant websites
With a crack-down on non-compliant online retailers under way, now is a good time for operators of e-commerce sites to give themselves a legal health-check.
Date: 2008-09-24

How to stop your website being ‘screen scraped’
When Ryanair hit the news recently by cancelling flight bookings made by passengers through third party websites, the phrase ‘screen scraping’ was heard by many people for the first time.
Date: 2008-09-22

Think twice before ganging up on Google
Google prompted angry response when it allowed businesses to sponsor keyword search terms consisting of third-party trade marks via its online advertising facility AdWords.
Date: 2008-09-03

Olympic legislation stops ambush marketers running rings round London 2012 sponsors
The UK has implemented draconian legislation to protect London 2012 sponsors paying huge sums for brand exclusivity at the next Olympic Games.
Date: 2008-08-21

New consumer protection laws used for first time
New laws to protect consumers have been used for the first time.
Date: 2008-08-07

Brands' frosty reception for keyword search policy change
Search engine Google has made a significant policy change to its online advertising facility - AdWords - in the UK and Ireland, allowing open bidding on all keyword search terms, including those protected by trademarks.
Date: 2008-06-12

Jimmy Choo obtains favourable settlement against Office
Office, the High Street footwear retailer, has agreed to pay almost £7,500 and destroy over 1300 pairs of shoes after Jimmy Choo claimed that Office had copied its famous “Metallic Framed” heel.
Date: 2008-04-03

Shoosmiths gives copycats the boot
A London-based retailer has agreed to remove more than 130 pairs of boots from sale and donate them to Oxfam after designer Georgina Goodman claimed it had copied one of her styles.
Date: 2008-01-31

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