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Welcome to the July issue of Licensing Executives Society Britain and Ireland's eflyer. In this Issue LES B&I website
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The Newsletter of the Licensing Executives Society Britain and Ireland Issue 127 July 2009 Smell-a-likes not so fragrant after all The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently ruled in favour of cosmetics giant L'Oreal after three perfume manufacturers produced smell-alike fragrances similar to L'Oreal's own. Racheal Parman & Sian Walker, Shoosmiths It was a pleasure to see some of you at the Annual Meeting in Leeds. As turnout for the formal AGM was low, I thought I would reproduce here the Report I gave of what I have been up to over the last year and what is planned for the year ahead... Nigel Jones, President, LES B&I
L'Oreal S.A. and others v eBay International A.G. and others [2009] EWHC 1094 (Ch) L'Oreal brought a trade mark infringement action against eBay and 7 individual eBay sellers on the basis that: the seller's goods were indentical to those for which L'Oreal's trade marks were registered with signs identical to L'Oreal's registered trade marks; and the site did not do enough to prevent the sales. Alice Proby, Charles Russell An Alluring Result for Luxury Brandowners The maintenance of the allure and prestige of a luxury brand is crucial to its continued success. In edition 125 of NewsXchange, Alice Proby reported on the ECJ Advocate General's non-binding opinion in a dispute between Christian Dior ("Dior"), its licensee Societe Industrielle Lingerie ("SIL") and a discount retailer ("Copad"). The ECJ has now issued its judgement in the case. Susan Snedden, MMS
LES B&I Annual Conference- 24 & 25 June 2009 This year's annual conference was held at the tranquil Weetwood Hall in Leeds. The central location of the venue attracted attendees from all around Britain and Ireland and the peaceful surroundings provided a contrast to the focus of the conference- "Exploiting IP and negotiating IP agreements in troubled times". Despite the surroundings and fine weather, the interesting and diverse presentations did well to lure participants indoors... Dennis Schubauer, Linklaters LLP LES B&I Scotland Branch "A Deal Evaluation Cream Tea" The LES Scottish Branch welcomed over 80 people to its May 2009 joint event with the Intellectual Asset Centre- a 'Cream Tea' seminar on the role of due dilligence in intellectual property-driven deals. Caroline Sincock, Chair- LES Scottish Branch) Meeting of LES International Delegates, Manila 5 - 7 June 2009 About 80 international delegates of local LES chapters around the world met for two days in Manila over the first weekend of June. As always, many useful discussions also took place outside the main meetings, including during the official dinner at the residence of the President of Manila. Nigel Jones, President, LES B&I
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