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News 2004

December 2004
No US-style Patent System for UK

December 2004
Internet Piracy Take 2 - Hollywood sues infringers.

December 2004
Price-fixing: it's not a game

December 2004
Sign or don't work

December 2004
Former students of London school make royalties claim on a Pink Floyd Classic

December 2004
Designer Breach

November 2004
The Battle of the Bubbles in the Rival Mobile Market is set to Fizz and Blast in Court

November 2004
Taking the Crisp

November 2004
Spam Text Messaging Firm in the Can

November 2004
The US courts attempt to clarify the law on music sampling

November 2004
Post- gallop to the ECJ, the BHB ponders its database right back in the horse box

November 2004
The hunt beaten by the vegetarian

November 2004
Diana's legacy to fund a horrifying sequel now dropped

November 2004
Getting more personal - File-swapping fraudsters are to be sued in piracy crackdown

November 2004
Sophisticated spam scams come under attack in US courts

October 2004
EU to grant freedom to compete in spare car parts market by removing IP protection

October 2004
Is your surname a trade mark?... It soon could be!

October 2004
Trade mark protection and a greater tolerance to combination of marks devoid of distinctiveness

October 2004
US Court Returns Shocking Feedback to Sony

September 2004
Will (young) Simon Cowell's X Factor be shown the (gareth) Gates over Pop Idol copy?

September 2004
MacDonalds are MacMiffed over rogue trade mark decision

September 2004
Olympic rings cost Benetton a lot of gold, silver and bronze

September 2004
Not "Just one Cornetto" for Gordon Ramsay

July 2004
Viagra drug patent doesn't stand up in China

July 2004
Hong Kong customs join ground floor war on piracy

July 2004
Bacardi at Football Matches? Not in France.

July 2004
Hyperion Sings a Sad Song

July 2004
The Sleeping Lion Awakes

July 2004
Holy Lawsuits! Time Warner hit by $4 million Copyright Claim by Batgirl Creator

May 2004
Direct marketing by email or SMS

May 2004
Chanel's court win over Coco de Mer

May 2004
Trade marking David Beckham

May 2004
The ASA adjudicates over potentially offensive BT ad

May 2004
Channel Four exposes hospital food fiasco

May 2004
Carphone Warehouse spam ruling reversed

May 2004
Mango's victory on protective helmets

May 2004
Brit aims to clean up over stolen vacuum idea

May 2004
Arnie Seeks To Terminate Doll

May 2004
Is Microsoft headed for Apple takeover?

May 2004
Spanish Court Leaves Computer Games Retailer Cheering Mod-Chip Chip Hooray

April 2004
Arguello lands a punch on EA Games over personality rights in computer game

April 2004
Court tells Indian cable channels that it's not cricket

April 2004
Beatles send a poisoned apple to Macintosh

March 2004
Yoga guru loses calm in copyright battle

March 2004
No "Windows" of opportunity for Microsoft software bundling as EU hands down record fine

March 2004
Can Wrigley "Double Your Pleasure" with "Viagra" chewing gum?

March 2004
ASA take on Nokia and…

February 2004
Burton's Talking Dartboard too Offensive for the ASA

February 2004
April Fool Joke May Cost Al Fayed Half a Million

February 2004
Agent Provocateur in Porno Strangle Wrangle

January 2004
118 118 Ads To Keep On Running Despite Regulator Decision

January 2004
Who owns A.A. Milne's Pooh?

January 2004
On-line CD Retailer Wowed by Music Industry Settlement

January 2004
Music industry dances to the tune of A Boy Named Sue

January 2004
**New Publication** - DESIGN LAW - Protecting and Exploiting Rights
Written by Margaret Briffa and Lee Gage - Pubished by the Law Society

January 2004
"RAIDAR"
Briffa Offers New Approach to Combat Counterfeit Products

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