Letter from the editor

01 April 2010

This month IP practitioners have some answers to two long-awaited questions. At the end of March, Europe's highest court handed down its decision in a case that called into question the legality of Google's billion-dollar AdWords programme.

As we report on page 6, both Google and LVMH – one of the brand owners who sued the search engine company – are claiming victory in the case. That isn't surprising: litigants and their lawyers often have an interest in spinning decisions by claiming that a court has ruled in their favour. But...



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