The judge weighed up the parties arguments on passing off, careful to note that he should not conduct a mini-trial, and concluded there was enough of a claim to take forward where the facts and evidence could be explored fully: a significant factor was the judge’s view that the eagles were “closely similar” with a “clear potential for confusion”.The final question was then whether this was a claim clearly or distinctly appropriate for the English courts. [read post]

Careful consideration of corporate governance issues often leads to multiple simultaneous analyses: court decisions, statutes, agency regulations, entity governing documents, contracts and directors’ and officers’ actions. [read post]

An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [1] According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine: The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a pathogen has been… [read post]