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Intellectual property
Infringement - Use of similar trademark - ‘Budweiser’ Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Justice Ward, Mr Justice Warren, Sir Robin Jacob): 3 July 2012 ...
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EU
Commission - Decision - Applicant software company found to have abused dominant position in PC operating system market Microsoft Corporation v European Commission: General Court of the European Union (Second Chamber) (Judges Forwood (rapporteur) (president), Dehousse, Schwarcz): 27 June ...
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Employment
Procedure - Claim - Whether judge having power to make order Fairbank v Care Management Group and another case: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Slade): 20 March 2012 The Employment ...
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Family proceedings
Occupation order - Parties being married for 20 years Re L (Children) (Occupation order: absence of domestic violence): Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justices Thorpe, Aikens and Black): 4 April 2012 ...
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Local authority
Social services - Adoption - Freeing orders remaining in place Re A & S (children) (failed freeing order): Family Division, Liverpool District Registry (Mr Justice Peter Jackson): 21 June 2012 ...
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Data protection
Processing of information - Personal data - Police R (on the application of RMC and FJ) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner and others: Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court (Lord Justice Richards and Mr Justice Kenneth Parker): 22 June 2012 ...
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Spousal maintenance - part two
In my last article I considered the courts’ approach to the quantum of periodical payments (see [2012] Gazette, 24 May, 16). Recent decisions have seen an increased focus on needs as the prevailing factor when quantifying such payments. In a similar vein, and perhaps reflecting a less generous approach to ...
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Fraud/confiscation
Sentence - Realisable property - Criminal Justice Act 1988 R v Gangar and another: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Hughes, Mr Justice Burnett and Mr Justice Nicol): 21 June 2012 ...
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Intellectual property
EU - Trademarks - Community trademark Fruit of the Loom Inc v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Markets (Trademarks and Designs): Court of Justice of the European Union (Fifth Chamber) (Judges Papasavvas (president), Vadapalas (rapporteur), O’Higgins): 21 June ...
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Intellectual property
EU - Trademarks - Infringement - Defendant company importing claimant’s goods into UK without consent Oracle America Inc (formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd: SC (Justices of the Supreme Court, Lords Walker, Clarke, Sumption, Reed, Carnwath): ...
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Industrial relations
Injunction - Interlocutory - Acts done in contemplation or furtherance of trade dispute Metroline Travel Ltd and others v Unite: QBD (Mr Justice Supperstone): 27 June 2012 The instant proceedings ...
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Intellectual property
Patent - Infringement - Validity of patent - Novelty Molnlycke Health Care AB v Brightwake Ltd (trading as Advancis Medical): Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justices Ward, Etherton and Lewison): 24 April 2012 ...
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Intellectual property
Petition for revocation - Obviousness - Defendant company holding patent Smith & Nephew plc v Convatec Technologies Inc: Chancery Division, Patents Court (Judge Birss QC (Sitting as a Judge of the High Court)): 13 June 2012 ...
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Immigration
Leave to enter - Refugee - Asylum SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Court of Appeal, Civil Division: 19 June 2012 The Court of Appeal, Civil ...