In This Issue Spring 2008

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• Introduction
• European Perspectives
  • On Business Names, ECJ Says "Shop Around"
• Alicante Abstracts
  • Ikea Furnishes Uncomfortable Outcome
  • New CTM Search System Launched
  • Geography 101: Surveying Reputation in an Expanding E.U.
  • Perfume Challenge to Clothing Fails, But Others May Fare Better
  • Restricting CTMs: Knowing When and How to Push the Limits
  • ODA and RODA Wine Battle Leaves Some with Aching Heads
• In the UK Office
  • Gone But Not Forgotten: How to Combat Phantom Rights
  • UK-IPO Fast-Tracks Changes
  • Target Stores Stung on Costs in Bull's-Eye Case
• U.K. News
  • Snippets
• U.K. Court Diary
  • World Cup Willie Wins in Extra Time
  • "Hidden Use" Claim Dissected in Vet.local
  • Handling Parallel English and OHIM Proceedings
  • Perils of a Weak Mark in Just Employment