Finland: Social Media

IFCLA, the International Federation of Computer Law Associations, was founded in December 1986 by the Belgian, French and Dutch IT Law Associations in order to promote international collaboration...

The Tokyo Olympics are nearly upon us. Major sporting events like the Olympics involve a great deal of publicity and positive mental images, which makes them attractive to marketers.

The Market Court of Finland, in its recent decision, MAO: 198/13, rendered on May 7, 2013, ruled that a packaging of the plaintiff was not sufficiently known to the relevant audience to justify cease and desist order against the defendant using potentially confusingly similar packaging for their products, based on the Unfair Business Practices Act (1061/81).