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Sales of counterfeit L'Oréal goods infringes trademark says ECJ

How can litigation be used to protect IP rights? Michael Edenborough QC & Thayne Forbes explain

Louisa Albertini highlights the importance of a clearly drafted trade mark coexistence agreement

Michael Tringham examines recent cases across the seas

What are the implications for Google’s proposed online library? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Jo Lloyd-Davies gives an overview of the intellectual property issues involved in finding new suppliers

Google has received encouraging news in its long-running legal battle over whether its AdWords service infringes trademark rights.

Former Procul Harem member Matthew Fisher has won the right to receive future royalties for his copyright share in the iconic 1970s song

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Copycat advertisers must tread carefully to stay on right side of the law

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

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When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection? 
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
In this week’s NLJ, Fred Philpott, Gough Square Chambers, invites us to imagine there was no statutory limitation. What would that world be like?
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
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