Volume II

Issue : 2: January 22, 2004

• U.S. Court of Appeals Finds Trade-mark Rights May Limit "Keyed" Internet Searches
• Canadian Race Track First to Offer Online Gambling
• Microsoft Still on the Hook in EOLAS Patent Battle
• USPTO Releases List of Top Ten Patent Recipients for 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that "Lawoffices" is Not Entitled to Trademark Protection
• VoIP: Level 3 Files Petition Seeking Exemption - FCC Chair Opposes Application of Existing Regulation - FBI Seeks Ability to Intercept Conversions - Bangladesh Telecom Breaks Law
• Canadian Firm Required to Pay Redress for Misleading Domain Name Marketing
• Copyright Ruling Appealed by Industry Groups - CRIA Launching Lawsuits Against File Swappers
• US-Court-of-Appeals-Dismisses-Honeywells-Attempt-to-Utilize-Trademark-Protection-in-Expired-Patent-Case
• Canadian Consumer Ministers Approve E-Commerce Code

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Canadian Consumer Ministers Approve E-Commerce Code

Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial ministers met over the weekend of January 17-18, 2004, and agreed in principle to a new Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. The Code addresses a variety of e-commerce issues, including: clear information for consumers, payment security, contract formation, and a complaints process. The Code is meant to enhance and not to replace the current benefits that are available to consumers through existing consumer protection legislation. The Code will go through a pilot test in different industry sectors from January to March 2004 and will then undergo a review and overhaul through a committee from April to June 2004. It is expected that the revised Code will be finalized and made available in the autumn of 2004 for official use.

For a copy of the code, visit:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U29326827