MAR
12
2012

US: Tiffany hits back at Swatch with $590m claim

U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co has filed a $590m counter-claim against Swatch Group SA, the Swiss watchmaker said on Monday, the latest volley in the companies´ feud over a failed deal to sell watches together.

MAR
12
2012

US: Divorce law´s new cut

When New York adopted no-fault divorce in 2010 after decades of failed attempts, lawyers and families praised legislators for eliminating the need for one of the bitterest elements of a divorce: assigning blame.

MAR
12
2012

US: Law firms get into the social media game

After years of avoiding the Twittersphere, Big Law is warming up to the advertising power of social networking.

MAR
9
2012

Munich court upholds ban on publication of ´Mein Kampf´

A Munich court has upheld an injunction preventing publication of Hitler´s "Mein Kampf." A German weekly had wanted to print excerpts accompanied by commentary from academics.

MAR
9
2012

US: Apple lawsuit over e-book price-fixing

The U.S. Justice Department told Apple Inc. and five publishers that it´s preparing to sue them for allegedly fixing the prices of electronic books, according to a person familiar with the matter.

MAR
9
2012

International Trade Commission sees record patent claims in 2011

For the second straight year, a record number of patent holders filed infringement claims at the U.S. International Trade Commission.

MAR
8
2012

Japan: Calls mount for restrictions on foreign lawyers to be eased

A statute on foreign lawyers in Japan should be amended to allow them to practice law on an equal footing with Japanese attorneys, a legal expert said Wednesday.

MAR
8
2012

Porn domain on Internet touches alarm buttons

Within three months of the launch of the Internet "pornography" domain ".xxx," 10 cases have been launched against Web pirates registering sites on it using the names of reputable companies and people, insiders said on Monday.

MAR
8
2012

Your court proceedings are taking too long ? No problem, just sue the court...

Although this topic may be of more general interest (as it concern all sorts of court proceedings in Germany) this Class 46 member thought that readers of Class 46 should at least be aware of the following as it may have implications on proceedings in trade mark (and design) cases as well.

MAR
7
2012

Brazil ´overtakes UK´s economy´

Brazil has become the sixth-biggest economy in the world, the country´s finance minister has said.

MAR
7
2012

Brazil: Dilma in Newsweek´s Women Who Shake the World list

Newsweek and The Daily Beast honor 150 extraordinary women.

MAR
7
2012

Japan: Charged Olympus, 3 former execs, 3 former advisers over loss-hiding scandal

Japanese prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed charges against Olympus Corp. and six individuals allegedly involved in the company´s $1.5bn accounting scandal.

MAR
6
2012

US: Prosecutors pursues extradition of Kim Dotcom

U.S. prosecutors have filed papers in New Zealand seeking the extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues, whom they accuse of making a fortune by helping Internet users share files illegally.

MAR
6
2012

UK: National roll-out of ´Clare´s Law´ disclosure scheme delayed

Pilot scheme to take place in four areas instead, allowing people to ask police if their partners have a history of domestic violence.

MAR
6
2012

US: Toyota livid over confidential document aired on CNN

On March 1, CNN´s evening news magazine Anderson Cooper 360 reported that a document it had obtained showed engineers from Toyota Motor Corporation had discovered an electronics problem that caused sudden unintended acceleration in a preproduction Lexus.

MAR
5
2012

EU summit: All but two leaders sign fiscal treaty

All but two of the EU´s 27 leaders have signed a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc.

MAR
5
2012

Halle Berry´s ex-partner Gabriel Aubry wants tens of thousands of dollars in maintenance money

Halle Berry´s ex is suing the actress for thousands a month in maintenance, it was claimed.

MAR
5
2012

Germany: Court rejects two Apple-Samsung patent suits

A German court on Friday rejected two cases brought by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. against each other.

MAR
5
2012

Egypt: Parliament debates make-up of assembly to write new constitution

The Egyptian parliament began discussions Saturday regarding the make-up of the constitutional assembly that will be responsible for writing Egypt´s new constitution.

MAR
5
2012

Trial of Iceland ex-PM Haarde over 2008 crisis begins

The trial of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde, on charges of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis, has begun in Reykjavik.

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