Intellectual property and information technology

Cadbury fails in quest to obtain trade mark registration for the word PURPLE
In this article, senior associate Colleen Cavanagh discusses a recent decision from the Court of Appeal which underscores the difficulty in obtaining registered trade mark protection for words describing colours.

Is Google responsible for everything ever said on the internet?
A new case in the UK is again raising the issue of who is responsible for information available on the internet - and its outcome could reach as far as New Zealand.

IT arch-rivals do battle over website documents
Oracle is in the process of suing its arch-rival SAP in the United States District Court of the Northern District of California over alleged copying of thousands of documents from the Oracle website.

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