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Australian Trade Marks: Are Beer And Wine The Same?
July 7, 2009... In the recent decision of E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited [2009] FCAFC 27, the Full Federal Court found that the conduct of Lion Nathan in selling in the Australian market a specialty beer under the trade mark BAREFOOT RADLER constituted infringement of an Australian...

SEC Proposes Proxy Rule Amendments Facilitating Shareholder Nominations Of Directors And Shareholder Proxy Access Proposals.
July 7, 2009... Article by Joseph L. Johnson III , James A. Matarese , Suzanne Murray and Ettore A. Santucci P.C. Andrew H. Goodman contributed to the preparation of this Advisory The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published its proposed proxy access rules, which would allow...

Supreme Court Of Canada's Decision.
July 6, 2009... The Supreme Court of Canada determines the right of financial institutions to effect set-off in reimbursement of a loan despite the enhanced deemed trust in favor of Revenue Canada or Revenue Quebec. In a decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada settled the ongoing controversy...

Court Stops Hostile Bid Due To Financial Advisor's Conflict Of Interest.
July 6, 2009... In February 2009, the Ontario Superior Court stopped a hostile bid by Rusoro Mining Ltd. for the shares of Gold Reserve Inc. because Rusoro's financial advisor, Endeavour Financial International Corporation, had a conflict of interest. Background Endeavour had acted as Gold Reserve's...

EC Antitrust Law Update.
July 6, 2009... On June 4, 2009, the European Court of Justice (E.C.J.) rendered a decision on exchanges of information between competitors and ruled for the first time that a single meeting between competitors can amount to an anticompetitive concerted practice. Moreover, the E.C.J. stated that the burden...