Recently Google announced it had revised its Trademarks Adwords Policy in respect of the UK and Ireland. It would no longer investigate complaints by trade mark owners relating to the selection of their marks by third parties as keywords.

On the last day of January 2008 Advocate General Mengozzi delivered his opinion in the O2 Holdings Limited & O2 (UK) Limited v Hutchinson 3G UK Limited litigation .

On 31 January 2008, Advocate General Mengozzi delivered his opinion in O2 Holdings Limited & O2 (UK) Limited v Hutchison 3G UK Limited (Case C 533/06).

Patent pools as a tool for the collective management of intellectual property rights are not a new concept.

There is now a plethora of Directives intended to harmonize the national intellectual property legislation of the EU Member States.

In a challenging competitive marketplace, the importance of brands and how they make consumers feel and respond is becoming ever more important.

Winning work from a new client is a great feeling. Winning it away from a major competitor can be even better, but a recent case suggests that there can be a sting in the tail because you may also find yourself inheriting your competitor's staff.

In the article "Here we go again…Trademark Use" Carina Badger expressed the view that, in light of the Opel decision, the European Court of Justice now always requires use of the offending sign to establish infringement.

The pharmaceutical industry has been scrutinized closely by competition authorities and Courts in the US and Europe.

The Misleading Advertising Directive as amended by the Comparative Advertising Directive is due to be repealed at the end of this year and will be replaced by the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive.

On 6 December 2006, the long-awaited Gowers Review of intellectual property in the United Kingdom was finally published.