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Road Traffic Accidents in the Winter
Severe winter weather causes very dangerous road conditions and greatly increases the risk of road traffic accidents. Weather conditions such as heavy rain, fog, snow, sleet and blizzards can reduce visibility and ice on the road can create a very dangerous road surface. Although most drivers will reduce their speed in these conditions and be considerate to other drivers, there will be a few drivers who do not...

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Unnecessary distractions whilst driving
Any kind of distraction can cause a car accident. Often drivers will not be able to stop this, that is, in the cases when the source of distraction comes from the outside. However, there are distractions that driver can bring upon himself for example: talking on a mobile phone. In addition, there are distractions of the similar kind- eating, drinking, as well as smoking in the car, can all be or turn into serious...

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BRITS SHY AWAY FROM STANDING UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE
A new study has revealed that despite the fact that 120,000 injuries were reported in the work place in the last year*, a staggering quarter of those surveyed would not make a claim if they were seriously injured using faulty or unsuitable equipment in the workplace. Muiris Lyons, president of not-for-profit campaign organisation the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), commented: “Many of us ...

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Give lawyers a BlawG and you feed them for a few weeks. Teach them how to BlawG and you can feed their RSS for a lifetime. As WardblawG rockets through the 18,000 hit barrier after just 6 weeks, it is with pleasure that I recommend the webhost I use, Dreamhost below including a free month's trial, together with the outstanding free web software at WordPress which I incorporated into Dreamhost for no extra...

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Airbag injuries in car accidents
An airbag is a safety device which is supposed to protect us in a case of a car accident, yet it can cause injuries, usually relatively mild, but in some occassions the injuries may be quite severe. Activated air bags can inflict severe eye injuries, including blindness, even in minor car accidents. Other injuries include abrasion of the skin, hearing damage caused by the deployment explosion, head injuries, broken...

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Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle accidents are very common and can be caused by dangerous conduct of both cyclists as well as drivers. For car drivers, it is important to consider several facts in relation to cyclists in order to avoid car accidents. First of all, dangerous turning should be avoided- when taking an impatient turn, the driver may either cut off cyclist’s path or knock him or her over. Furthermore, dangerous passing (when n...

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Mountaineering Accidents
Mountaineering is a sport enjoyed by many people due to the challenge it provides, the stunning scenery and nature. However, it is a dangerous sport and the chance of sustaining a personal injury on a climb is high. Recent news reports have stated that many mountaineers are not prepared for the risks of personal injury associated with the sport. Many climbers may not think of bringing a compensation claim for...

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- PatLit: Patent Litigation
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  - UK Scrutiny Committee: unified patent proposal excoriated; Minister "oddly detached" May 2, 2012
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    Jeremy
- IP Finance Blog
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    Jeremy
  - A note on Oxfirst February 7, 2012
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    Jeremy
  - ICT esperanto and competition among standards February 3, 2012
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    Jeremy
  - Marks and Brands in the Auto Industry II: Motorsport January 29, 2012
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- Class 46: European Trade Mark News
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    In a recent Turkish case, the owner of the NEXCARE trade NEXCARE mark filed an invalidation action against “NEO CARE + Device” trade marks in class 05. The Ankara IP Court acknowledged that the parties' respective trade marks were quite similar since the main element of the “NEO CARE + Device” trade mark is the word "NEO CARE" and that the onl […]
  - EU stars in Polish trade marks May 17, 2012
    On 26 October 2009, the Polish Patent Office registered the figurative trade mark R-221206 for goods in Classes 16, 35 and 44. This sign was applied for Fundacja na Rzecz Osób Niewidomych i Niepełnosprawnych "POMÓŻ I TY" from Gdynia (the Foundation for the Benefit of the Blind of Disabled People "YOU CAN HELP TOO"). European Union represe […]
  - General Court: KEEN v KIN (figurative) May 16, 2012
    In Case T-280/11, the General Court rejected the appeal presented by Rita Ewald against the decision of the OHIM which found likelihood of confusion between the following rights: KEEN Contested CTM Earlier CTM The relevant public is composed both of the average consumer for goods and services in Classes 3 and 35 and of the retail professi […]
  - Poland: unnamed torts and domain names May 15, 2012
    MEDianus sp. z o.o. and Medianus Agencja Reklamowa sp. z o.o. are seated in the same city, at a location nearby. The first one uses medianus.net domain name and the second medianus.pl. The first company was entered in the Register of Business Entities in the National Court Register (KRS) as MEDianus in June 2003 r. The second one was entered in 2009. MEDianu […]
  - General Court: KARRA v KARA May 11, 2012
    In Case T-270/10, the CTM applicant Dima (Turkey) had registered the following CTM for classes 18, 20, 24, 25 and 35: KARRA Concerial Kara srl (Italy) had brought an opposition on the grounds of Article 8 (1) (b), (4) and (5) CTMR on the basis of earlier CTM and Italian rights as follows: - for classes 18, 25 and 40 - trade name Kara The Opposition Divi […]
- Class 99: European and WorldWide Design Law
  - Apple's US appeal bears some fruit May 17, 2012
    We previously reported on Apple's unsuccessful application for an interlocutory injunction in the US late last year. Judgment in the CAFC appeal from the District Court's refusal (Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Bryson, Prost, O'Malley)) has just been published, and it looks promising for Appl […]
    David Musker
  - Design survey: not a minute to lose! May 9, 2012
    For several years now, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) Standing Committee on Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications has been discussing proposals for harmonisation of design filing procedures around the world -- like the Singapore Treaty for trade marks, but for designs. To assist in that process, WIPO is conducting a surv […]
    Jeremy
  - URDS and CURDS? No way! April 30, 2012
    Earlier this month, in Bruhn Newtech Ltd v Datanetex Ltd and Lashbrook [2012] EWPCC 17, the Patents County Court (England and Wales -- with John Baldwin QC presiding as deputy judge) refused Bruhn Newtech's request for a declaration of ownership in respect of UK and Community unregistered designs for the 'Hazkey' (right), a device which was […]
    Jeremy
  - INTA launches design protection conference April 26, 2012
    Save the date: 10 and 11 September is scheduled for the INTA Design Protection Conference, which will take place at the Radisson Blue Falconer Hotel, Denmark. Further details can be obtained from the INTA website here, from which you will learn the following: "Every new product sold in the marketplace strives to convey a “wow factor” – to touch consumer […]
    Jeremy
  - Designs: do economists neglect them? April 24, 2012
    Apologies if you know about this already, but the first of Dr Nicola Searle's new series of posts on economics for the intellectual property community has just been posted on the IPKat as "Katonomics 14: largely neglected -- design rights". You can read it in full here. Nicola has expressed her surprise both at how little economics research ha […]
    Jeremy
- Afro IP: African IP Law and Practice
  - Hey man, why the long face? May 15, 2012
    A horse walks into a bar and the barman asks him: "hey man why the long face?" Funny…maybe. Well, the same question may be asked when an IP attorney returns after even a few hours in a typical due diligence room; those soulless rooms containing the innards of corporate value and identity. Bars are generally wary of horses, and the question and answ […]
    Darren
  - INTA reports May 14, 2012
    Just back from a typically busy INTA schedule, Afro Leo now issues his annual report on three gatherings for this blog: First is the African regional update which was back on the agenda in 2012 after a surprising omission the previous year and a call to action from this blog. The panel consisting of Gift Sibanda, Mike Sevant and the animated Prof Ephraim Ngw […]
    Darren
  - A to Z of African official IP websites no.48: Swaziland May 13, 2012
    The 48th stop on Kingsley Egbuonu's trek around Africa's official intellectual property websites takes him to Swaziland. Although that country has a bright and colourful flag, its internet presence is sadly a good deal less bright. This is what Kingsley has to report:OverviewSwaziland is a Contracting Party to a number of treaties on intellectual […]
    Jeremy
  - 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest May 7, 2012
    The 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest may be taking place across the ocean in Brazil, but there is still lots of IP goodness for Africa in the conference’s filling. This year’s theme is Setting the Positive Agenda in Motion. Catchy. The positive agenda mentioned here is the action agenda developed at the first Global Cong […]
    Aurelia J. Schultz
  - A to Z of African official IP websites no.47: Sudan May 7, 2012
    It's now week 47 and Kingsley Egbuonu's marathon trek round Africa's many and varied nations, in search of official intellectual property websites, has now taken him across the border from South Sudan to the nation which formerly governed that territory, Sudan itself. Kingsley reports thus:OverviewSudan is a Contracting Party to a number of tr […]
    Jeremy
- IP Tango: IP Law and Practice of Latin America
  - La Rioja versus La Rioja: Denominaciones de Origen de vinos españoles y argentinos en conflicto May 17, 2012
    La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal dictó un fallo favorable a los productores vitivinícolas de la provincia de La Rioja de Argentina, quienes podrán utilizar la denominación en origen de sus vinos. La Sala 1 confirmó la sentencia dictada por el Juzgado Nacional de Primera Instancia en lo Contencioso Administrativo Fed […]
    Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr
  - Brazil: the World Cup in Brazil has a slogan May 16, 2012
    Brazilian news (here and here) reveal that FIFA has applied at the Institute of Intellectual Property of Switzerland for the registration of the slogan ‘Juntos num só ritmo’ and also for the English version ‘All in one rhythm’. It is said that the slogan was chosen by FIFA to promote the event. According to the news, the application for the slogan as a trade […]
    Patricia Covarrubia
  - Caso Taringa! por supuesta infracción de copyright pasa a Juicio Oral en Argentina May 16, 2012
    Los responsables de la página web argentina de intercambio de contenidos “Taringa!", irán a juicio oral luego de que la Sala VI de la Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Criminal y Correccional confirmara los procesamientos de Matías y Hernán Botbol por no haber respetado derechos de autor. La fiscal Felisa Krasucki pidió al juez Eduardo Daffis Niklison el env […]
    Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr
  - Argentina: examination of patentability May 15, 2012
    As posted early today, credit to Felix Rozanski from CEDIFICA (Study Centre for the development of the chemical and pharmaceutical Industry, Argentina) who made the iptango aware of the approved guidelines for the examination of patentability of certain chemical-pharmaceutical inventions. The full Official Bulletin can be accessed here (in Spanish) and for t […]
    Patricia Covarrubia
  - New guidelines for the examination of pharmaceutical patents in Argentina May 15, 2012
    The non-governmental organization Cediquifa (Studies Centre for development chemical - pharmaceutical industry of Argentina) sent for us the following information: The Argentine Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in a joint Resolution with the Ministries of Industry and Public Health (Res. Nºs 118/12, 546/12 and 107/12, Official Bulletin 8 May, 2012) i […]
    Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr
- The SPC Blog: Extended Patent Law and Supplementary Protection Certificates
  - Pharma summer school covers SPCs, extensions May 13, 2012
    "Pharmaceutical Law and Policy -- Hot Topics shaping the Future of the European Pharmaceutical Industry" is the title of a five-day course, from 13 to 17 August, in the University of Copenhagen's 'Copenhagen Summer University'. What are the most significant current issues shaking and shaping today's pharmaceutical industry? Th […]
    Jeremy
  - Medeva: the final chapter in the UK May 4, 2012
    First, thanks to all those kind readers who sent copies of the final judgment of Medeva to us yesterday; we now have the link, too: it's here and the citation is Medeva BV v Comptroller General of Patents [2012] EWCA Civ 523. In this ruling the Court of Appeal for England and Wales (the Chancellor -- Sir Andrew Morritt, Lords Justices Etherton and Elias […]
    Jeremy
  - Neurim and "first authorisation": the Advocate General speaks May 3, 2012
    The Advocate General rendered his Opinion this morning in Case C-130/11 Neurim Pharmaceuticals, a reference from the United Kingdom in which the facts were as follows. In December 2009 a hearing officer at the UK's Intellectual Property Office refused Neurim's application for a supplementary protection certificate for the use of melatonin to correc […]
    Jeremy
  - The FORUM February Seminar: a report April 25, 2012
    On 29 February a seminar on SPCs was held in London under the auspices of FORUM Institut für Management GmbH (as noted by The SPC Blog here). The two speakers were the German authors/practitioners Christopher Brückner and Peter von Czettritz, whose book on SPCs was published last year by Carl Heymanns. Following this event we are fortunate to have received t […]
    Jeremy
  - Late renewal: when the computer can't be blamed April 24, 2012
    In Tulane Education Fund v Comptroller General of Patents [2012] EWHC 932 (Pat) Roger Wyand QC, sitting on 17 April as a Deputy Judge of the Patents Court, England and Wales, heard an appeal against the refusal of a UK Intellectual Property Office hearing officer to reinstate a supplementary protection certificate following the applicant's failure to pa […]
    Jeremy
- Professor Hector MacQueen and Scott Wortley: Scots Law News
  - Gloag's golf: a past Master April 10, 2012
    Scots Law News has never thought that news need be new in the sense of being only about current or very recent events. We are therefore delighted to publish this 1907 information as provided by our golf correspondent Professor David Carey Miller of Aberdeen."The exceptional contribution of Professor W M Gloag will be remembered again when the 13th edit […]
  - A Christmas treat from Bute December 28, 2011
    Readers of Scots Law News with Christmas book tokens burning holes in their wallets could do no better than repair to a good bookshop or (if possible) Amazon and get themselves a copy of the autobiography of Sheriff Irvine Smith QC, Law, Life and Laughter: A Personal Verdict, published earlier this year.The dust jacket carries characteristic portraits of the […]
  - Lord Reed appointed to UK Supreme Court December 20, 2011
    A press release from 10 Downing Street on 20 December 2012 confirmed that Lord Reed has been appointed as a Justice of the UK Supreme Court to take the place of the late Lord Rodger of Earlsferry as one of the Scots law judges. At the same time Lord Justice Carnwath of the English Court of Appeal was also appointed to the Court, to succeed Lord Brown when h […]
  - Tony Weir December 15, 2011
    Scots Law News has learned with sadness of the death on 13 December 2011 of the distinguished legal academic Tony Weir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Tony was a Scot, born in 1936 and brought up and schooled in Edinburgh. He made a major contribution to English law (especially the law of tort) and to comparative law. Tony Weir had been a Fellow of Trinity […]
  - Non nobis solum nati sumus ortusque nostri partem patria vindicat, partem amici: in memoriam Alan Rodger November 26, 2011
    To the sombre magnificence of St Giles in Edinburgh on the cold wet evening of Friday 26 November 2011 for a memorial service in honour of Lord Rodger of Earlsferry; then on to a dinner in the opulent splendour of the Signet Library. Both events attended by a legal galaxy from not only the United Kingdom but also continental Europe. The fine formal tribute […]
- Seattle University Law School’s Blog
  - New Theme: A Simpler Time May 17, 2012
    There’s something about this time of year that always makes me wistful for the good old days—the simpler times, if you will—when all that mattered were family, friends, and a whole lotta blogging about everything under the sun. I miss those days, don’t you? Fear not, my fellow blogging friends. We’ve got you all covered […]
    Philip Arthur Moore
  - Stay In The Conversation May 15, 2012
    Update (May 17): Since this feature went live we’ve had a bunch of feedback and it looks like following comments by default is not a good fit for a lot of bloggers (and their readers) after all. We looked at a few different options, but for now we’ve just changed things back to how they were […]
    Beau Lebens
  - Look at These Gorgeous Blogs May 15, 2012
    We’ve added a user showcase where you can view stunning customizations made by people just like you. From complete redesigns with CSS to adding pizzazz with Custom Fonts to clever use of options like background and header, this showcase will spark your imagination and inspire creativity. Discover details about what each showcase blog is doing […]
    Sheri
  - Photo Blogging 101, Part 1 May 14, 2012
    Spring is in the air. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get started on a photo blog. Creating a photo blog is a wonderful introduction to blogging on WordPress.com or an opportunity to refresh your current site. Ready to get started? You can sign up for a new blog right […]
    Erica V.
  - New Themes: Just Desserts and Oxygen May 10, 2012
    Happy Thursday! We’ve added some exciting new themes to our ever-growing collection, and we’re happy to tell you all about them. First out of the oven is…Just Desserts. Yep, that’s a theme! Designed by Andy Rutledge, Just Desserts is a deliciously stylish premium theme that’s perfect for blogs centered on food. With its responsive, single-column […]
    Michelle Langston
- Herald Scotland: Business News
  - Heavy rainfall helps SSE achieve 2% profits rise
    PERTH-based electricity and gas company SSE ground out a 2% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £1.3bn in its last financial year as high rainfall in Scotland helped it to a record year of output from its hydroelectric schemes. […]
  - King admits further QE remains a possibility
    THE Bank of England appears to be leaving the door open for further quantitative easing (QE) to stimulate the struggling economy, with its latest forecasts showing benchmark annual inflation undershooting the 2% target on its favoured two-year time horizon. […]
  - C&C chief praises Tennent's despite slow trade
    THE chief executive of C&C Group claimed its Tennent's business has been performing well amid challenging trading conditions and said the company supports the Scottish Government's plan to introduce a minimum price for alcohol. […]
  - Manufacturers not confident on future
    SIX in 10 Scottish-based manufacturers are not confident that their sector will still be a core part of the UK economy in 10 years' time, in spite of Chancellor George Osborne's vision of a "Britain carried aloft by the march of the makers". […]
  - Martin Currie made change to rules before fine
    IT EMERGED last night that Martin Currie toughened up rules allowing it to buy the shares of an employee it deems to have brought it into disrepute, days before the Edinburgh investment house was hit with £8.6 million of penalties for failing to manage a conflict of interest between two clients. […]
  - Enterprise agency launches growth campaign
    SCOTTISH Enterprise has launched a campaign to encourage companies to invest in growth to help get the economy moving and has held out the prospect of funding for firms that rise to the challenge. […]
  - Greggs boss steps up fight against 'confusing' pasty tax
    The boss of bakery chain Greggs has stepped up his fight against the "completely confusing" pasty tax on the eve of a showdown with the Treasury. […]
  - Funds 'in need of clearer pricing'
    Actively managed investment funds need transparent, consumer-friendly pricing to survive pressure from low-cost indexed funds and savvy investors, leading fund industry players said in Edinburgh yesterday. […]
  - Herald View
    CLIVE Miquel's decision to bar The Herald from yesterday's meeting of shareholders in Lees Foods was as baffling as it was lamentable. […]
  - Wintry April pushes sales figures down
    SCOTTISH retail sales value tumbled in April at the fastest year-on-year pace since comparable records began in 1999 – painting a "worrying picture" amid sharp drops in footfall and continuing insolvencies in the sector, an industry survey reveals today. […]

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