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Roundtable: Trademarks
The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers has brought together four of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today
Update on New Zealand Trademark Law
John Hackett -
Angela Wray -
New Zealand is preparing itself to host the Rugby World Cup in 2011 (RWC 2011). As with all major events, ambush marketing and counterfeiting are issues for official sponsors and brand owners to contend with. These issues are discussed below, followed by an update on New Zealand’s trademarks legislation and the move to “green” branding.
Developments in European Trademark Law
Trevor Cook -
When it comes to trademarks, the eminent judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – the ultimate arbiters of trademark law in the European Union – must sometimes feel like students trying repeatedly to pass ever-trickier examinations set for them by English judges, and yet never pleasing their examiners.
CTM Reform: Evolution or Revolution?
Daniel R Bereskin
The European Commission, acting under the direction of the Council of Ministers, is currently engaged in a detailed study of the Community Trade Mark (CTM). The Max Planck Institute (MPI) in Munich, Germany, has been retained by the Commission to consider a broad range of subjects affecting the Community Trade Mark system and to report to the Commission.
Whither Employment Lawyers in 2035?
James Davies -
Twenty five years ago, at the start of my London-based employment law career, I recall advising on a workplace dispute in Arbroath, a small town in Scotland. This seemed at the time as far from London as my professional career would be destined to take me. How the world has changed since then.
Roundtable: Management Labour & Employment
Three of the world's leading management labour and employment lawyers discuss the key issues and developments affecting their practice today.
The Globalisation of Risks for Product Manufacturers - Time to Take an International View
Rod Freeman
Lauren Colton -
The globalised market for consumer products has been with us for a long time, and product manufacturers have thrived on the opportunities it has provided. However, the process of globalisation of liability and regulatory risks has been slower to follow.
Oil & Gas Contracts in Iraq
Ahmed Salih Al-Janabi -
The Supreme Court of Iraq is currently considering the legality of the Rumaila oilfield contract awarded by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to BP and China National Oil Petroleum Co (SINOPEC) in the first bidding round for oil and gas field development contracts in 2009.
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Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.