In a Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Google has won in the latest episode of its legal confrontation with Louis Vuitton. The ECJ ruled that Google does not breach companies’ rights by allowing online advertisers to buy key search words.
Earlier today in the UK, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Claimant, Meletis Apostolides, in the pivotal case Apostolides v Orams. The Judgment provides for a Judgment of the District Court of Nicosia, Cyprus, to be registered and enforced in the UK. The latter judgment concerns the the Orams couple, which had illegally purchased land [...]
The ECJ issued its Judgment in Case C-42/07, in what was a reference for a preliminary ruling by a Portuguese Court regarding a case where the Portuguese Football League and Bwin challenged fines imposed against them for organizing and operating illegal gambling on the Internet. The defendant was Santa Casa, a Portuguese agency entrusted by [...]
In a landmark ruling in Case C-487/07, L’Oreal v. Bellure, the ECJ has upheld the protection provided to brand owners in the Community’s legal order. The Judgment is a clear affirmation that if a business is benefiting from the use of a sign similar to an established trade mark, such conduct will constitute trade mark [...]
Canada: In 1992, following the collapse of Canadian investment company, Castor Holdings, incorporated in Montreal, $ 1.5 billion bankruptcy proceedings were initiated. Proceedigns were also underway against the company’s directors for paying out dividends of $15,5 million. Five of the directors did not settle the case and in August 2008 they were ordered by the [...]
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