In a recent decision, the High Court of England and Wales has found that Tesco’s use of the yellow and blue Tesco Clubcard logos (reproduced below) infringed Lidl’s trade marks (see the relevant Lidl marks below) and also gave rise to copyright infringement and passing off.The supermarket chains have been in a battle over the use of their respective signs with a square blue background and yellow circle. For further information on the background to the dispute you can read our previous article here (Lidl Great Britain Limited v Tesco Stores Limited [2022] EWHC 1434 (Ch)).(the “Lidl Marks”)…
As part of a tour through the Savannah-area today, Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 92 at the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Carl Griffin Drive, making official a law that creates a Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission for district attorneys and solicitors-general across Georgia. Kemp appeared earlier in the day at the future site of the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County to sign into law a sales use tax exemption
Among other responsibilities, the eight-member commission, consisting of five investigators and three hearing panel members, will “have the power to discipline, remove, and cause involuntary retirement of appointed or elected district…
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March 11 (Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form.
The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April last year laid out rules to force platforms like Meta and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.
“A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which is not the reason the vast…
Some of the largest false advertising jury verdicts were recorded in 2022. This, coupled with increased inflationary pressures will likely lead to an uptick in false advertising suits given that such pressures will impact consumer spending habits, leading to increased scrutiny of competitor advertising practices—particularly in the social media space.This post is one in a series of posts seeking to provide a snapshot of the latest Monster Energy, CareDx and AT&T cases, respectively. The second post will detail the differences between literal and non-literal falsehoods, comparative advertising—and how presumptions can favor plaintiffs when literal falsehoods are proven. It will…
FBI director defends law enforcement in new op-ed
Genesee County, Michigan Sheriff Chris Swanson, National Police Association Spokeswoman Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, and Founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC Joseph Imperatrice on report showing 2022 was one of the most dangerous years for police.Law officers’ line-of-duty deaths plummeted last year as the coronavirus pandemic aborted, but firearm deaths remained historically high, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
At least 64 officers were shot and killed in the line of duty last year, matching the firearm death toll from 2021.
But those 64 firearm deaths in each…
The report, released this week from the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, includes 72 pages of documents surrounding the murder of 22-year-old Christian Glass in June of 2022.
Most of the documents are transcripts of the body camera footage from that night, which the public has had access to for months.
But the overarching conclusion from the reporting agency, Douglas County, was that former Clear Creek County deputy, Andrew Buen, acted against the policy as a law enforcement agent and failed Christian Glass that night he called 911 for help.
The report outlines the interviews Douglas County Sheriff’s Office did…
A bunch of authorized support attorneys is happening strike for half a day on Monday, whereas the renewal of their collective settlement stays unresolved with the Quebec authorities.
The group is made up of attorneys connected to the CSN-affiliated Fédération des professionnels, who have been on strike within the morning after they walked out earlier this month.
In mid-June, attorneys within the Montreal-Laval, Bas Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie and Laurentides-Lanaudière areas additionally voted in favor of one other strike mandate, this time for seven days, to be exercised on the applicable time.
The opposite group, the Fédération des advocates et advocates de l’aide…
It’s starting to look so much like a authorized disputes saga between supermarkets within the UK. We’ve not too long ago lined an ongoing dispute between Lidl and Tesco (see right here), which pertains to an alleged commerce mark infringement. This time, Marks & Spencer (M&S) are suing the biggest Europe’s low cost grocery chain Aldi for copying their registered designs of the light-up Christmas gin bottles. That is the second authorized case not too long ago introduced by M&S in opposition to Aldi, with the primary involving the well-known Colin the Caterpillar cake, which has since been settled. Notably,…
