Social media is an important marketing channel for many organisations. It is also a convenient way by which marketers can learn about customers, through data collected when they use social media channels. A recent case before the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) highlights…
A proposal for new e-Privacy legislation by the European Union may have a significant impact on businesses that wish to rely on use-generated data such as meta-data collected from users of mobile devices. Mobile applications and other software often collect users’ meta-data from phones and…
In a decision published on 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) invalidated legislation in two EU member states – the UK and Sweden – requiring telecommunication operators to retain users’ traffic and location data for 12 months and giving access…
The Preparatory Committee charged with the implementation of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) announced on 16 January 2017 that it anticipates that the UPC agreement would come into force in December 2017, at which point it is assumed the court will open for business. The…
A trademark registration for the shape of a product (usually in the form of a drawing or 3D illustration) can be useful, particularly where the product is recognised predominantly by its distinctive visual appearance. However, if that shape or appearance is also essential for achieving…
Microsoft scored an important victory when the Second Circuit ruled that the government is not authorized to issue warrants for customer data stored overseas. In In re Warrant to Search a Certain E-mail Account Controlled & Maintained by Microsoft Corp., known as the Microsoft-Ireland case,…
Following the formal approval of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield by the European Commission on 8 July 2016, the arrangement will come into force in the U.S. commencing 1 August 2016 and will provide a convenient framework to allow U.S.-based companies to store, process and access…
On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom electorate took the historic decision in a national referendum that the country should leave the European Union. How will that impact EU trade marks (known until recently as Community trade marks)? Well, no-one really knows yet. The decision…
In two independent and much-anticipated events, separate EU entities took actions which will continue to complicate the ability of US companies to do business in Europe. Privacy Shield Provisions Found Lacking by Working Group 29 First, the EU’s Working Group 29 rejected as inadequate the…
As seems to be in vogue recently (see explanation of significant change to Canada’s trade mark law here) the European Union adopted legislation to overhaul its trade mark law. The reforms are numerous and amendments to the regulations will come into force on 23 March…
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