http://www.reedsmith.com/ en-us © Copyright 2013 Reed Smith LLP. All rights reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:12:45 GMT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:12:45 GMT The Legal 500 United States 2013 has named Reed Smith a leading law firm in 21 practices, with two practices ranking among the publication’s “Top Tier.” The annual guide also recommended 70 of the firm’s attorneys, singling six of them out for recognition as “Leading Lawyers” in their industry sectors. The firm was named a “Top Tier” firm in Litigation – Product liability and mass tort defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices; and Media, technology and telecoms – Marketing and advertising. http://www.reedsmith.com/knowledge/detail.aspx?news=1937 News http://www.reedsmith.com/knowledge/detail.aspx?news=1937 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT On 21 May 2013, Mr Justice Arnold delivered a detailed judgement in the Interflora v Marks and Spencer case on trade mark infringement as it relates to keyword advertising. Executive Summary Keyword advertising is not inherently or inevitably objectionable from a trade mark perspective. In fact, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recognises that, as a general rule, keyword advertising can promote healthy competition. However, an infringement may occur where a “reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant internet user” believes that the advertiser is economically connected with, or its goods or services originate from, the trade mark owner. A significant proportion of internet users in the UK remain unaware of the existence of paid for search results notwithstanding that these may be listed in a golden box at the top of the search page labelled “Ads”. Accordingly, given this lack of awareness, care must be taken to ensure that paid search results generated by use of a competitor’s trade mark as a search term do not suggest that the advertiser is economically connected with, or its goods or services originate from, the trade mark owner. http://www.reedsmith.com/publications/detail.aspx?publication=12449 Publication http://www.reedsmith.com/publications/detail.aspx?publication=12449 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT May 24, 2013 – Reed Smith LLP today announced the 2013 rankings of its practices and lawyers in the United States by Chambers and Partners. The firm earned four nationwide practice group rankings and 21 statewide practice group rankings, including three statewide practices ranked in Band 1 – Pennsylvania Banking & Finance, Pennsylvania Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Illinois Insurance: Dispute Resolution. Seventy-two Reed Smith lawyers collectively earned 82 Chambers rankings for the year, including 13 Band 1 ranks. Lawyers named in Band 1 for 2013 include four recognized for their nationwide practices: Douglas J. Wood, Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory; Elizabeth Carder-Thompson, Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation; John S. Vishneski, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder; and Michael K. Brown, Product Liability & Mass Torts. Others lawyers at the firm ranked in Band 1 for 2013, their practice group and the states in which they practice included: Margaret Grignon, Litigation: Appellate, California; Kurt F. Gwynne, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Delaware; John S. Vishneski, Insurance: Dispute Resolution and John Shugrue, Insurance: Dispute Resolution, both in Illinois; Murray J. Klein, Healthcare, New Jersey; and Claudia Z. Springer, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Leonard A. Bernstein, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory; Lisa D. Kabnick, Banking & Finance; Michael E. Bleier, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory; and, Paul Singer, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, all five in Pennsylvania. Reed Smith’s lawyers singled out by the publication are members of 28 practices across the United States A complete list of the U.S. lawyers and practices ranked by Chambers in 2013 is available online at http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Search/Firm/Reed-Smith. http://www.reedsmith.com/knowledge/detail.aspx?news=1929 News http://www.reedsmith.com/knowledge/detail.aspx?news=1929 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Join Los Angeles area advertising industry leaders in a seminar to review and explain the many changes to the SAG-AFTRA Agreements. Doug Wood, Lead Negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee, and Stacy Marcus, Legal Counsel to the Joint Policy Committee, will be leading the discussion. Here are some timeline details to help you plan your day. 9:15 am Doors Open, Networking & Continental Breakfast10:00 - 12:00 Doug Wood & Stacy Marcus, JPC Presentation12:00 - 12:15 Lunch Break12:15 - 1:15 pm Q&A WHENThursday, May 23, 20139:15 am - 1:30 pm WHERERegatta RoomMarina del Rey Hotel13534 Bali WayMarina del Rey, CA http://www.reedsmith.com/events/detail.aspx?firmEvent=3575 Event http://www.reedsmith.com/events/detail.aspx?firmEvent=3575 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT 5/23/2013 12:00:00 AM Following the success of our Digital Seminar series in 2012, the Reed Smith media and technology team is pleased to announce this year’s exciting new seminar series specifically designed for media and technology in-house counsel and business affairs executives. The 2013 series of seminars focuses on topics that were identified - by the 2012 seminar participants - as high on agendas for the year ahead. In an effort to address all the key issues, the series will feature guest speakers and experts from industry who will put the legal issues under discussion into a commercial context. The team will be hosting six seminars during 2013: Software Content delivery Employment law issues for media companies Advertising, sponsorship and marketing Copyright law reform Music rights wizardry The first seminar was held in March and focused on software. The next seminar is on content delivery, and topics include: The ways in which current technologies can be expected to develop and what new technologies will be coming on stream – we will consider what challenges this brings for business models. The discussion will be led by an external technical expert.  Describing the principal elements of the deals that have to be put in place to deliver content to consumers via the different distribution platforms Looking at the legal problems that have emerged from the retransmissions of channels on platforms such as TV catch up, pub showings (for example of Premier League football), and other ‘communications to the public’. http://www.reedsmith.com/events/detail.aspx?firmEvent=3530 Event http://www.reedsmith.com/events/detail.aspx?firmEvent=3530 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT 5/21/2013 8:30:00 AM