Following the Government's consultation paper on "Proposals to Contain the Problem of Unsolicited Electronic Messages" (please refer to our Legal Update "OFTA Issues A Consultation Paper On Measures To Combat SPAM (16 Jul 2004) "), the Hong Kong legislature recently passed the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill, which will come into operation as the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance ("Ordinance") on 1 June 2007, with the aim of tackling unsolicited commercial electronic messages in Hong Kong.
12 January 2007 - On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court dramatically changed the rules governing the relationship between patent licensors and their licensees when the licensees are faithfully paying their royalties and are otherwise licensees in good standing. Reversing the Federal Circuit and overturning Federal Circuit precedent, the Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Scalia) held in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., Case 05-608, that the licensee in good standing, MedImmune, did have standing to bring a Declaratory Judgment Action to challenge the infringement and the validity of the licensed patent.
March 2006 - Copyright; Patents; Trade Secrets; UK Court Procedures; Trademarks; UK Data Protection Act; UK Intellectual Property Audits; US Corporate Intellectual Property Issues;
7 October 2005 - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advised Reuters Group PLC on its acquisition of Action Images PLC ("Action Images"), the specialist sports photography company based in London. The purchase price of Action Images was not disclosed. The transaction closed on 16 September 2005.
17 February 2003 - The Corporate and Intellectual Property Groups at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP have advised on the formation of the Biosciences Federation, a new umbrella organisation which has been set up to support biologists in the UK.
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