Overview

This bulletin, by Hammonds, includes a review of the ECJ’s second ruling on the legality of trademarks as search engine keywords, and a look at the European Commission’s plans to reform contract law across all EU Member States.

Contents:

• FSA backs OFT on unfairness of ‘read and understood’ contract declarations

• Equality Act 2010 – impact on suppliers of goods and services

• BSkyB and EDS agree damages

• European Commission consults on reforming contract law across Member States

• Further ECJ ruling on use of trademarks as keywords

• ECJ interpretation of trade mark exhaustion rules

• Government consults on the UK’s data protection regime

• Commission requests UK to strengthen powers of the Information Commissioner

• Article 29 Working Party opinion on required consent to cookies

• ASA plans a fee for competitor complaints

• Legal challenge to Digital Economy Act

To read on click ‘View Briefing’