• Felix Reimers Partner
    Siw Lyséll Dølvik Attorney, Head of Trademarks

    Marketing Control Act may be successfully invoked in trademark-related cases

    15/05/2013

    The Committee for Unfair Competition has found that the purchase and use of a competitor’s trademark as a Google AdWord constituted a breach of Section 25 of the Norwegian Marketing Control Act. According to the committee, such use of a competitor’s trademark is not in compliance with good business practice.

  • Håkon Austdal Associate/Bachelor of Pharmacy
    Inga Kaasen Partner/Attorney-at-law/PhD (biotechnology)

    Advertising of Pharmaceuticals – recent decisions from the Board

    04/07/2012

    Advertising of medicinal products is governed by the Act on Medicinal Products of 4th December 1992 and by the appurtenant Regulation on medicinal products of 18th December 2009. In addition to these rules, the Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (LMI) has provided several codes of practice for its members. Most notably are the Rules for marketing of medicinal products, which is largely based on EFPIA’s Code on the promotion of prescription-only medicines to, and interactions with, healthcare professionals.

  • Siw Lyséll Dølvik Attorney, Head of Trademarks
    Felix Reimers Partner

    Alcohol brand owners might be allowed to advertise on Norwegian TV

    12/01/2012

    Norway is on the verge of involuntarily allowing the advertising of alcoholic beverages on television, contrary to the country’s strict alcohol policy. This change, which may take place as a result of pressure from the EU Commission, would have a significant impact for owners of alcohol brands.

  • Tommy Album Rørvik Senior Associate - on leave of absence
    Amund Brede Svendsen Partner

    No copyright protection for Come Dine With Me television format

    03/02/2011

    ITV Studios Ltd (ITV S) and its affiliate ITV Global Entertainment Ltd (ITV G), an international distributor and licensor of television formats, together with Viasat and Swedish production and distribution company Silverback AB, held rights to the television format for programme Come Dine with Me.The first programme was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2005 and was followed by nine seasons on Channel 4 until 2009.

  • Jarle Roar Sæbø Partner

    Centrebet PTY Ltd sued in Norway - Supreme Court Approves

    20/10/2010

    Mr Bjarte Baasland used various internet based betting services for a number of years, and in the end he had accumulated a total loss of approximately 7,5 million Euros. Centrebet was one of two services he used the most, and in 2009 he initiated legal proceedings against the Australian company. Mr Baasland claims that he was a gaming addict and that Centrebet should have stopped his gaming and should not have enticed him to further gaming. The legal proceedings were initiated in Norway, and Centrebet asked the court for a dismissal, claiming that Norway was not an applicable legal venue. Both the City Court and the Appeal Court accepted Centrebet's argument and wanted to dismiss the case. However, the Supreme Court turned it all around, and Centrebet will now be part of legal proceedings before Norwegian courts.

  • Erik Helstad Attorney

    International Comparative Legal Guide - Norwegian chapter on Pharmaceutical Advertising

    29/09/2010

    The Grette lawyers Felix Reimers (Partner) and Erik Helstad (Associate) have contributed with the Norwegian Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Pharmaceutical Advertising.

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