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Interflora, Inc & Anor v Marks & Spencer Plc & Anor [2009] EWHC 1095 (Ch) (22 May 2009)
- This is another case about Google AdWords and registered trade marks. It is one of a considerable number of cases around Europe in which trade mark owners are complaining that the sale of keywords by Google to third parties infringes their rights. Such cases have been brought against both Google itself and against advertisers. Given that both European trade mark law and European law with regard to the liability of internet service providers are substantially harmonised, this is a question upon which, subject to one qualification, there ought to be a common European set of answers to the issues that arise in such cases. That common European set of answers can only be provided by the Court of Justice of the European Communities. As I shall explain below, a number of national courts around Europe have already requested preliminary rulings from that Court on a number of these issues under Article 234 EC. It is to be hoped that the Court will give a clear set of answers as soon as possible.
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Interflora, Inc & Anor v Marks & Spencer Plc & Anor [2009] EWHC 1095 (Ch) (22 May 2009)
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