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January 2008

From Turkey: Legislation on child advertising in Turkey, by Bilge Saltan, Mehmet Gun and Partners
Text of an article originally published in Young Consumers, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited


November 2007

From Italy: Italian Senate approves bill introducing class action, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli

From Italy: Are Tobacco Companies liable for damages to smokers health? by Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli

Press Release: INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ADVERTISING AND COMPETITION LAW

On November 16, 2007, Douglas Wood is scheduled to speak at the 1st International Advertisers Conference in Beijing, co-hosted by the China Association of National Advertisers (CANA) and World Federation of Advertisers (WFA). The Conference is entitled “Branding, Marketing and Innovation", and is promising to be a significant event in the history of the Chinese marketing community. The topic of Doug's presentation is Responsible marketing communications: How self-regulation can compliment regulation. Click here for a chart on self-regulation around the world that was prepared by the members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, and will be presented in conjunction with Doug's presentation.


October 2007

Britain's Advertising Standards Authority not so Green
by: Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin, GALA UK
Text of an article first published in the Early Fall 2007 issue of the inter national ist magazine

From Poland: Advertising to Children in Poland,
by: Ewa Skrzydlo-Tefelska and Eric Rheims, Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak
Text of an article originally published in Young Consumers, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli (Italy) wins September 2007 Mondaq Content Award for his article New Marketing Techniques Versus Consumer Privacy: The Italian Approach

PRESS RELEASE: Gala Venezuela, Ricardo Alberto Antequera, managing partner of Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez, participates in roundtable on “Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting for the Americas” in New York City, USA


September 2007

From the United Kingdom: The Gambling Act 2005, by Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin

From Italy: The Expected Clash - Marketing vs. Privacy, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli
Text of an article originally published on September 6, 2007 on Mondaq.com


August 2007

GALA Members from Argentina, Costa Rica, Finland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Turkey, & Venezuela all contributed articles to the 2006 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising.
The articles originally appeared in the 2007 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising (Global Legal Group Ltd, London).


July 2007

Making the Case for Global Advertising Self-Regulation
by: Doug Wood & Christa Kenin, Reed Smith LLP, GALA USA
Text of an article first published in the Summer 2007 issue of the
inter national ist magazine

From China: Is advertising becoming child's play in China?, by: Candice Liu, Robin Teow and Belinda Tang, Lehman, Lee & Xu
Text of an article originally published in Young Consumers, published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez (Venezuela) Young Lawyer Wins International Award

Trademark Portfolio Management in China and India – Some Considerations to Bear in Mind When Embarking on a Trademark Filing Program, by Darren B. Cohen, Esq. and Steven M. Getzoff, Reed Smith, GALA USA

This is a summary of an article published in a special report Navigating Licensing Opportunities in China and India, published by The Licensing Letter. For a copy of the complete report, please contact The Licensing Letter, www.epmcom.com/TLL


June 2007

From the Caribbean: New Trade Mark Act Ends UK Reliance & Allows Service Marks in Antigua & Barbuda, by George CJ Moore, Caribbean Trademarks
Article originally published in ITMA Review, the journal of The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

From China: Product Placement in China, by Richard Wageman & Lily Han, Lehman Lee & Xu
Text of an article first published in the Late Spring 2007 issue of the inter national ist magazine


May 2007

GALA Italy, Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Toricelli, wins Mondaq Content Award for article Web Content, Personal Data Handling, Free Speech, Providers' Liability In The Internet Environment


April 2007

From Italy: Outsmarting the Smart Guys, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Lösch Toricelli
Text of an article first published in the Early Spring 2007 issue of the inter national ist magazine

GALA Costa Rica Member, Uri Weinstok, Develops Official Guidelines on Consumer Protection in Costa Rica


February 2007

From Ireland: Advertising Law Update, by: Conor Griffin, Duncan Grehan & Partners Soliciitors


January 2007

From Italy: Providers' liability or Web censorship?, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Lösch Torricelli

From Italy: Copyright : In-house access to TV broadcasts, not necessarily a free ride! Free links to sports events broadcasted under exclusivity rights, easily a criminal offense and a copy right infringement, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli


December 2006

Top legal issues for 2007, by Douglas Wood, GALA Chairman, Reed Smith LLP (USA)
Text of an article first published on 12/18/06 in Advertising Age


November 2006

GALA Members from Costa Rica, Finland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Turkey, & Venezuela all contributed articles to the 2006 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising.
The articles originally appeared in the 2006 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising (Global Legal Group Ltd, London).

Event report: Global Perspective on China Advertising Industry, co-hosted by GALA and Lehman, Lee & X

GALA and Lehman Lee & Xu (China) jointly organize Regional Conference


October 2006

GALA to hold Asia Pacific Regional Meeting and Seminar in Beijing on November 8-10 . The meeting and seminar will be jointly organized by GALA and Lehman, Lee & Xu (GALA China).


July 2006

From the Caribbean: Caribbean Trademarks - An Update, by George CJ Moore, Caribbean Trademark Services


June 2006

Sören Pietzcker, Germany Member, discusses ambush marketing at the World Cup with The New York Times.
Text of an article first published on 6/7/06 in The New York Times


April 2006

Press Release: Leading Attorneys Specializing in Advertising Law To Meet in Toronto


Press Release: GALA Partners With CONAR, Mexico's Advertising Self Regulatory Body, To Build Up Local Ad Industry


From the United Kingdom: A victory for commercial free speech, Giles Crown & Spencer Davis, Lewis Silkin


March 2006

Douglas J. Wood, US member and Global Chairman of GALA speaks on
self-regulation and social responsibility in advertising at the 40th
Annual IAA World Congress in Dubai.


GALA Venezuela co-hosts the first Venezuelan Sports Law Congress


From Venezuela: Recent Supreme Court decision condemns the infringement of photographer's copyrights, by Monica Granadillo, Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez


Michel Béjot, member from France of GALA, quoted in BusinessWeek Online
Text of an article first published on 3/15/06 on Business Week Online


February 2006

Valdir Rocha, GALA Brazil, gets local media attention in Brazilian
publications Blue Bus and Meio e Mensagem for presentation in New York
at ANA Conference with other GALA members.

 

Press release: Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance Holds Panel
Discussion On Challenges Facing Global Advertisers At The Association Of National Advertisers' Advertising Law & Business Affairs Conference

Leading Attorneys Specializing In Advertising Law To Meet In Toronto

October 2005 - The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (Gala) Expands Global Network Of Law Firms

September 2005 - Stacy Bess, Executive Director of GALA, discusses opening membership to
corporate members with Incentive Magazine
.

September 2005 - GALA welcomes the following new members:

China, Japan, Korea, Greece, Germany

September 2005 - Press release: EUROPE'S LEADING ATTORNEYS SPECIALIZING IN ADVERTISING LAW HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING IN COPENHAGEN

August 2005 - Press release: Western Union, Coca-cola, Interpublic and other Multinational corporations join Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance as Associate members

 

October 2004 Country Reports – Complete version

 

The European members of GALA, will be holding a regional meeting in Dublin on October 21-22. Members will present a seminar on Advertising Law Issues in Ireland in conjunction with the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI) and the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). The following member countries prepared reports on advertising, marketing and promotion law developments for presentation at the meeting.
 
The first Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference is a comprehensive business driven event bringing in-house and outside counsel, as well as business affairs professionals and paralegals together to discuss key developments in advertising and marketing law, future trends and risk management. Geared to both the novice and veteran, the event is modularized to assure the broadest coverage possible in two days. GALA members Peter LeGuay (Australia), Valdir Rocha (Brazil), Felix Hofer (Italy) and Brinsley Dresden (UK) will sit on a panel moderated by GALA's Global Chairman and the ANA's General Counsel Douglas Wood (USA). The panel will focus on the legal challenges of global advertising. Applications for CLE accreditation of this conference are currently pending.
 
 
Argentina - Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz (h)
Dec 2003 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Australia - Cowley Hearne
Oct 2004 Country Report
March 2004 The Spam Act2003 - Electronic Marketing and Commercial Messaging
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
March 2003 The regulation of advertising to children in Australia
Oct 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Austria - Greiter, Pegger, Kofler & Partners
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Belgium - Marx, Van Ranst, Vermeersch & Partners
Oct 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Feb 2002 Belgium's New Motor Vehicle Advertising Act
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
 
Brazil - Veirano & Advogados Associados
Feb 2006 Valdir Rocha, GALA Brazil, gets local media attention in Brazilian
publications Blue Bus and Meio e Mensagem for presentation in New York at ANA Conference with other GALA members.
Nov 2004 GALA members Genevieve Marcotte (Canada), Vadir Rocha (Brazil) & Douglas Wood (USA) will present at the 11th Annual ASIPI (Interamerican Association of Industrial Property) Congress to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on November 14-17, 2004. The members will present A Global Perspective of Brand Protection in Comparative Advertising on Wednesday, November 17th . Additionally, GALA members from the Americas will meet during this time for a regional meeting of the Association.
Oct 2004 Country Report
April 2004 Advertising in Brazil -The Success of Self-Regulation
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
June 2003 Advertising to children in Brazil
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Canada - Heenan Blaikie
Nov 2004 GALA members Genevieve Marcotte (Canada), Vadir Rocha (Brazil) & Douglas Wood (USA) will present at the 11th Annual ASIPI (Interamerican Association of Industrial Property) Congress to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on November 14-17, 2004. The members will present A Global Perspective of Brand Protection in Comparative Advertising on Wednesday, November 17th . Additionally, GALA members from the Americas will meet during this time for a regional meeting of the Association.
Nov 2004 Comparative Advertising & Trademark Trouble: What to care about when targeting the European Market.
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
Aug 2003 Kid law: Advertising to Children in Canada
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Canadian Marketing Association Introduces New Standards for Marketing to Teens
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
 
Caribbean - George C.J. Moore
July 2006 Caribbean Trademarks - An Update, by George CJ Moore, Caribbean Trademark Services
March 2004 Update on Trademark Legislation in the Caribbean
March 2003 Anguilla Adopts Sweeping New Trademark Act
March 2003 New Practice Procedures Adopted and Journal Launched Under New Trademark Act
 
China - Lehman Lee & Xu
Nov 2006 Event report: Global Perspective on China Advertising Industry, co-hosted by GALA and Lehman, Lee & X
GALA and Lehman Lee & Xu (China) jointly organize Regional Conference
Oct 2006 GALA to hold Asia Pacific Regional Meeting and Seminar in Beijing on November 8-10 . The meeting and seminar will be jointly organized by GALA and Lehman, Lee & Xu (GALA China)
Dec 2005 Edward Lehman (China) named among ALB China's Hot 30 Lawyers
   
Chile - Albagli, Zaliasnik & Cia
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Colombia - Duarte, Garcia & Associates
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
2002 Country Report
 
Costa Rica - Niehaus & Weinstok
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Costa Rica Will Open State Monopolies in Telecommunications and Insurance
Feb 2004 GALA Costa Rica changes firm name to Niehaus & Weinstok
Jan 2004 Costa Rica Will Open State Monopolies in Telecommunications and Insurance
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Croatia - Vukmir & Associates
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Denmark - Sandel, Løje & Wallberg
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
 
Finland - Roschier Holmberg
July 2005 Introducing Class Actions in Finland? by Arto Lindfors & Leena Kerppilä, Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys Ltd
June 2005 The Market Court's reconsidered decision in the Finnish LEGO imitation matter concerning unfair business practice
by Eeva Hakoranta and Jenni Jämsén, Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys, Ltd.
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Jan 2004 GALA welcomes the following new member: Finland
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
 
France - Bernard Hertz Béjot
Jan 2006 How European Law Impacts European Marketers in France by Michel Béjot, Bernhard Hertz Béjot
Text of an article first published by The Marketing Society's e-nuggets electronic newsletter
March 2006 Michel Béjot, member from France of GALA, quoted in BusinessWeek Online
Text of an article first published on 3/15/06 on Business Week OnlineMichel Béjot, member from France of GALA, quoted in BusinessWeek Online
Text of an article first published on 3/15/06 on Business Week Online
Nov 2004 The Computer Law Association (CLA) will hold their Annual European Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on November 18-19, 2004. GALA members will be presenting two sessions at this conference. Both sessions will be help on Friday, November 19th. The first, a panel discussion on Advertising, promotions and marketing issues in the IT context will be moderated by Michel Béjot (France) and will include GALA panelists Douglas Wood (USA), Brinsley Dresden (UK), and Jesper Sundstrom (Sweden).
Oct 2004 Country Report
Oct 2004 Liberalization of the ".fr" TLD: Asterix's village is finally doing what all other ccTLDs have been doing for ages!
July 2004 Advertising to Children in France
Feb 2004 Country Report
July 2003 VAT on online services in the E.U.
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Feb 2003 Digital Economy Bill Passed
Dec 2002 Spamming - FTC's attack echoed in Europe
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Germany - Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
June 2006 Sören Pietzcker, Germany Member, discusses ambush marketing at the World Cup with The New York Times.
 
Hungary - Sallo Ugyvedi Iroda in partnership with Studio Legale de Capoa e Associati
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
 
India - Kan and Krishme
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
 
Ireland - Duncan Grehan & Partners
Nov 2005 Taste and Decency: Advertisement Withdrawn by Fast-Track Complaint Procedure by Duncan Grehan, Duncan Grehan & Partners Solicitors
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
July 2003 TV Sponsorship in Europe
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
Oct 2002 Advertising Towards Political or Religious Ends
July 2002 Bad World Cup Advertising in Ireland
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Israel - Kuperschmit & Goldstein & Co.
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
   
Italy - Studio Legale Associato Hofer Lösch Torricelli
Jan 2007 Providers' liability or Web censorship?, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Lösch Torricelli
Jan 2007 Copyright : In-house access to TV broadcasts, not necessarily a free ride! Free links to sports events broadcasted under exclusivity rights, easily a criminal offense and a copy right infringement, by Felix Hofer, Hofer Losch Torricelli
May 2005 Keywords have become gamble for marketers, by: Douglas Wood (USA) and Felix Hofer (Italy)
Article originally published in Ad Age Magazine on May 9, 2005.
Nov 2004 The Legal Challenges of Search Engine Marketing
Nov 2004 Comparative Advertising & Trademark Trouble: What to care about when targeting the European Market.
Oct 2004 Country Report
September 2004 Children & Advertising in Italy
Feb 2004 Country Report
Dec 2003 European Union: Personal Data in B2B and B2C Relations,
Aug 2003 Facing Off Fairly
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
March 2003 Privacy watchdogs nip at Europe
Sept 2002 Country Report
Aug 2002 Update on Data Protection in Europe
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Repsonse Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
   
Luxembourg - Molitor, Fisch & Associé
July 2005 Pharmaceutical Advertising by Laurent Fisch & Oliver Huth, Molitor, Fisch & Associés
The article originally appeared in the 2005 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising (Global Legal Group Ltd, London).
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Malaysia - Ella Cheong Mirandah & Sprusons
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Mexico - Arochi, Marroquin & Lindner, S.C.
April 2006 Gala Partners With Conar, Mexico's Advertising Self Regulatory Body, To Build Up Local Ad Industry
Oct 2005 Advertising to Children in Mexico by Roberto Arochi, Karl Tessman, and Oliver Galindo, GALA Mexico
Reproduced with permission of Young Consumers, the professional journal for kids marketers (www.warc.com/kids)
Sept 2005 Roberto Arochi (Mexico) named among top 100 lawyers in Mexico in August 2005 issue of the Mexican national law journal, “El Mundo del Abogado".
July 2004 Roberto Arochi, GALA Mexico, Achieves Top Spot in 2004 Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners
 
Netherlands - Van Till Advocaten
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
 
New Zealand - Hesketh Henry
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
 
Nigeria - Banwo & Ighodalo
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
 
Paraguay - Berkemeyer Attorneys and Counselors
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Peru - Barreda Moller
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Poland - S. Sotysinski, A. Kawecki & A. Szlezak Legal Advisors
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
   
Portugal - Abreu, Cardigus & Associados
Oct 2004 Country Report
March 2004 César Bessa Monteiro At The European Sponsorship Association Congress 2004
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Puerto Rico - Cabrera & Rico
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Jan 2004 Press Release: Political Advertising Laws in the State of Florida
Oct 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
   
Romania - Wood Lupascu Dumitrescu & Associates SCPA
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Singapore - Chor Pee & Partners
Oct 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
 
South Africa - Adams & Adams
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
Spain - Schiller Abogados
Dec 2005 Notes on the Spanish Self-regulation Code for food advertising aimed at children (PAOS) by Gerhard W. Volz, Schiller LEXCONSULT
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Sweden - Wistrand Advokatbyrå
Nov 2004 The Computer Law Association (CLA) will hold their Annual European Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on November 18-19, 2004. GALA members will be presenting two sessions at this conference. Both sessions will be help on Friday, November 19th. The first, a panel discussion on Advertising, promotions and marketing issues in the IT context will be moderated by Michel Béjot (France) and will include GALA panelists Douglas Wood (USA), Brinsley Dresden (UK), and Jesper Sundstrom (Sweden).
Oct 2004 Country Report
March 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Switzerland - Hans Frick & Peter Hofer
July 2005 Advertising to Children in Switzerland by Peter Hofer
& Jeannette Bieri, Frick, Hofer, Hunziker, GALA Switzerland.
Reproduced with permission of Young Consumers, the professional journal
for kids marketers (www.warc.com/kids)
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
  Sobering Thoughts: Ofcom's proposals for the regulation of TV advertising of alcoholic drinks
July 2002 Country Report
2000 Advertising to Children
 
Turkey - Mehmet Gun & Co.
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
 
United Kingdom - Lewis Silkin
April 2006 A victory for commercial free speech, Giles Crown & Spencer Davis, Lewis Silkin
Jan 2006

Brinsley Dresden, UK Member and Regional President GALA EMEA, discusses food marketing to children and the obesity debate with Brandweek.
Text of an article first published on 1/23/06 in Brandweek

Dec 2005 And finally...some predictions for 2006, by Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin
Text of an article first published by Campaign Magazine
Dec 2005 The Gambling Act 2005: What does it mean for promotional marketing in practice? by Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin
Dec 2005 Political ad ban threatened by judicial review by Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin
Text of an article first published by Campaign Magazine
July 2005 Advocacy Advertising: A fillip for democracy or a bidding war for special interest groups? by Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin
Text of an article first published by The Marketing Society's e-nuggets electronic newsletter
June 2005 New OFCOM broadcasting code
by: Giles Crown, Lewis Silkin
Nov 2004 The return of the soap opera
Nov 2004 The Computer Law Association (CLA) will hold their Annual European Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on November 18-19, 2004. GALA members will be presenting two sessions at this conference. Both sessions will be help on Friday, November 19th. The first, a panel discussion on Advertising, promotions and marketing issues in the IT context will be moderated by Michel Béjot (France) and will include GALA panelists Douglas Wood (USA), Brinsley Dresden (UK), and Jesper Sundstrom (Sweden).
Oct 2004 Country Report
August 2004 Sobering Thoughts: Ofcom's proposals for the regulation of TV advertising of alcoholic drinks
July 2004 Is the number up for caricatures in advertising?
June 2004 Ofcom's Decision on the Future Regulation of Broadcast Advertising
March 2004 Self-regulation still rules ok
Feb 2004 Country Report
Dec 2003 Legal and Regulatory Controls on Advertising and Marketing to Children in the United Kingdom
Nov 2003 Advertising in the last chance saloon
Sept 2003 UK Non-Broadcast Regulator Upholds Complaints About Email and Internet Advertising
July 2003 Nike faces legal challenge to its freedom of speech
June 2003 Design Right ö The Right Choice? The European Communityâs Registered and Unregistered Design Right
May 2003 Country Report
March 2003 The future of TV advertising regulation
March 2003 CAP releases new code for Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing
Jan 2003 Now can we kill the lawyers?
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Legal and Regulatory Restrictions on Advertising & Marketing of Gaming Services
July 2002 Changes taking place in advertising regulation in the UK, and possible means of challenging the regulators
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Response Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
 
United States - Reed Smith Hall Dickler LLP
Dec 2006 Top legal issues for 2007, by Douglas Wood, GALA Chairman, Reed Smith LLP (USA)
Text of an article first published on 12/18/06 in Advertising Age
March 2006 Douglas J. Wood, US member and Global Chairman of GALA speaks on self-regulation and social responsibility in advertising at the 40th
Annual IAA World Congress in Dubai.
Jan 2006

Global Chairman and US Member of GALA, Douglas Wood, profiled in Legal Week
Text of an article first published on 1/12/06 in Legal Week

Dec 2005 Douglas J. Wood, Global President of GALA speaks at AD Asia,
presentation highlighted in The Hindu and agencyfaqs!
Nov 2005 Debate Over Obesity: Is Advertising to Blame? by Douglas J. Wood in
cooperation with GALA Members
Text of an article first published by GC New York Magazine
Oct 2005 Douglas Wood Invited Speaker at ADASIA 2005 in Singapore
August 2005 Doug Wood, Chairman of GALA, discusses latest DTC prescription drug guidelines with Philadelphia Inquirer.
Text of an article first published on 8/2/05 in the Philadelphia
Inquirer
May 2005 Keywords have become gamble for marketers, by: Douglas Wood (USA) and
Felix Hofer (Italy)
Article originally published in Ad Age Magazine on May 9, 2005.
Jan 2005 Ad issues to watch for in '06, by Douglas Wood, Reed Smith LLP, GALA USA
Text of an article first published on 12/19/05 in Advertising Age
Nov 2004 GALA members Genevieve Marcotte (Canada), Vadir Rocha (Brazil) & Douglas Wood (USA) will present at the 11th Annual ASIPI (Interamerican Association of Industrial Property) Congress to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on November 14-17, 2004. The members will present A Global Perspective of Brand Protection in Comparative Advertising on Wednesday, November 17th . Additionally, GALA members from the Americas will meet during this time for a regional meeting of the Association.
Nov 2004 Comparative Advertising & Trademark Trouble: What to care about when targeting the European Market.
Oct 2004 Country Report
Feb 2004 Country Report
Jan 2004 GALA USA Hall Dickler LLP joins law firm Reed Smith LLP
Oct 2003 Country Report
Aug 2003 Facing Off Fairly
May 2003 Country Report
Oct 2002 Country Report
July 2002 Country Report
Oct 2001 Country Report
Oct 2001 Direct Repsonse Marketing
2000 Advertising to Children
   
Venezuela - Estudio Antequera Parilli y Rodriguez
March 2006 GALA Venezuela co-hosts the first Venezuelan Sports Law Congress
August 2006 New Customs Tariffs Law Protects IP Rights And Fights Directly Against Piracy And Counterfeiting by Ricardo Alberto Antequera
August 2005

Managing Brands as the Businessman's Permanent Job - and the Consumer as Judge by Ricardo Alberto Antequera, Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez
Text of an article first published by PRODUCTO Magazine

Nov 2004

Recent Supreme Court decision condemns the infringement of photographer's copyrights, by Monica Granadillo, Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez

Nov 2004 The Computer Law Association (CLA) will hold their Annual European Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on November 18-19, 2004. GALA members will be presenting two sessions at this conference. Both sessions will be help on Friday, November 19th. The first, a panel discussion on Advertising, promotions and marketing issues in the IT context will be moderated by Michel Béjot (France) and will include GALA panelists Douglas Wood (USA), Brinsley Dresden (UK), and Jesper Sundstrom (Sweden).
Nov 2004 GALA VENEZUELA RICARDO ALBERTO ANTEQUERA SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 YOUNG LAWYERS IN VENEZUELA
Oct 2004 GALA Venezuela, Dr. Ricardo Antequera Parilli honored at Intellectual Property International Congress
Oct 2004 Country Report
August 2004 Recent Decision from the Supreme Court of Justice in Venezuela on Copyright Law
  RICARDO ALBERTO ANTEQUERA SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 YOUNG LAWYERS IN VENEZUELA
July 2004 Executive Summary Regarding Consumer and User Protection Act in Venezuela
  Recent Decision from the Supreme Court of Justice in Venezuela on Copyright Law
Feb 2004 Country Report
Oct 2003 Country Report
May 2003 Country Report

 

 

 

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