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Indian Subcontinent Author US Government Licence Reproduced licensed by the US Government Source Wikipedia Indian Subcontinent Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Recorder Amanda Michaels)  Asian Business Publications Ltd v British Asian Achievers Awards Ltd and Anothe r [2019] EWHC 1094 (IPEC) (2 May 2019) This was an action for passing off.   The claimant ran an event called the Asian Achievers Awards. The defendants ran a similar event called the British Asian Achievers Awards. These were both charity dinners held in top class West End hotels at which prominent individuals of subcontinental heritage were presented with certificates. The Issues The following issues were identified at the case management conference: "1) Whether the Claimant has acquired goodwill in the UK associated with the name or mark Asian Achievers Awards. 2) Whether the Defendants have (by using and/or threatening to use, the name or mark...

Downing College, Cambridge Photo I Hunte r Reproduction licensed by the copyright owner Source Wikipedia Jane Lambert Case No. UNCT/14/2  Eli Lilly & Co. v Government of Canada, (16 March 2017) ICSID At 10:00 on 17 Aug 2017 I shall give a talk to the IP Summer School at Cambridge entitled  Bilateral Investment Treaties & Exporters' Rights Post-Brexit .   If you want to hear it there is still space on the course.  There are lots of distinguished speakers  who will speak on many other interesting topics . There will also be an exhibition, reception and other social events.  You can book your place  here . Why this is topical The reason I have been asked to speak on the topic is that "securing new trading agreements with other countries" is one of the objectives announced in the Brexit white paper . Unfortunately, many of the countries that we might wish to approach are on the US Trade Representative's watc...