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15/10/09 NEWS ALERT: launch of 1 & 2 character .DE domain names - 23/10/09 @ 09:00 (MEST)
22/6/09 Dawn Osborne joins PBL as partner
18/6/09 NEWS ALERT: European Court of Justice creates new 'unfair competition' law - which applies in the UK
22/5/09 eBay found not liable for infringement in High Court case brought by L'Oreal
26/4/09 World IP Day - 26 April 2009
World IP Day to take place this weekend on the 26 April 2009
12/3/09 CTM news: 40% fee reduction on European Community Trade Marks - from 1 May 2009
CTM news: OHIM Fee Reductions for Community Trade Mark Applications and International Registrations to be implemented soon
9/3/09 L'Oreal -v- eBay High Court case commences
L'Oreal -v- eBay - action over fake & parallel goods
14/11/08 Trade Marks Directive (2008/95/EC) comes into force 28 November 2008
The new Trade Marks Directive replaces (but does not substantially amend) the old TM Directive (89/104/EEC)
28/10/08 .tel Domain Name Launch
.tel suffix is to be launched globally on 3 December 2008.
1/10/08 UK IPO: Company Names Tribunal
As from 1st October 2008, adjudicators at the UK IPO's newly formed Trade Marks Tribunal Section will only have the authority to deal with company name disputes that involve opportunistic company name registrations
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