tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6523992124302782447..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: AG'S Opinion in O2 v H3GVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81690785162640369052008-01-31T22:36:00.000+00:002008-01-31T22:36:00.000+00:00Disagree - you have to proceed via the regulatory ...Disagree - you have to proceed via the regulatory authorities for the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-76139594232783108252008-01-31T16:57:00.000+00:002008-01-31T16:57:00.000+00:00Answer (1) means that no trade mark proprietor can...Answer (1) means that no trade mark proprietor can ever sue for infringement of his trade mark by a comparative advert no matter how misleading it is or how much it takes unfair advantage of the trade mark's reputation or how denigratory it is. Moreover, since in the UK there is no private right of action for non-compliance with the Misleading & Comparative Advertising Directive, he has no remedy there either. So if this answer is adopted by the Court it's a free for all in comparative advertising - anything goes, trade mark-wise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com