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Maltese Parliament has unanimously approved second reading of all three Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/DLT Bills

The Maltese Parliament has yesterday, Tuesday 26th June unanimously approved three Bills during a second reading in Parliament as announced by Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Innovation Hon. Silvio Schembri. This milestone development will make Malta one of the first countries to soon adopt a legal framework for ICO's, Exchanges and Innovative Technologies and position Malta as an attractive jurisdiction for investors and operators in the industry. The Bills are the following:The Malta Digital Innovation Authority ActThe Innovative Technology Arrangements and Service ActThe Virtual Financial Assets Act which introduces a legal framework for the regulation of ICO's and Exchanges The next…
Ian Busuttil
27th June 2018
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Intellectual PropertyNews

Trademarking Shape-Colour Combinations: The CJEU Pronounces Itself on Christian Louboutin’s Famous Red Sole

Some readers may be familiar with the 2011 case filed by Mr. Louboutin against fashion giants Yves Saint Laurent over the former's US trademark registration for his famous red sole.Here is one of the more well-known representations of the mark, as filed with trademark authorities the world over: The New York District Court, adopted a view to which fashion lovers might be more inclined – namely that:"The law should not countenance restraints that would interfere with creativity and stifle competition by one designer, while granting another a monopoly invested with the right to exclude use of an ornamental or functional…
Jonathan Tonna
19th June 2018
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Intellectual PropertyNews

Trademarking Shape-Colour Combinations: The CJEU Pronounces Itself on Christian Louboutin’s Famous Red Sole

Some readers may be familiar with the 2011 case filed by Mr. Louboutin against fashion giants Yves Saint Laurent over the former's US trademark registration for his famous red sole.Here is one of the more well-known representations of the mark, as filed with trademark authorities the world over: The New York District Court, adopted a view to which fashion lovers might be more inclined – namely that:"The law should not countenance restraints that would interfere with creativity and stifle competition by one designer, while granting another a monopoly invested with the right to exclude use of an ornamental or functional…
Jonathan Tonna
19th June 2018
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Mamo TCV Advocates Wins Mondaq Top Communicator Award for the second consecutive month

Mondaq, one of the largest global advisory content suppliers, has named Mamo TCV Advocates the 'Contributor Most Read' in Malta for the month of May 2018. This is the firm's second month in a row to be recognized with the award.Mondaq is an online publication of the most comprehensive online resources on legal, financial and regulatory information, publishing hundreds of articles by contributing firms from over 80 countries every month.At the end of every month, Mondaq analyses which contributing author firms were read the most by registered business readers for each country. Readership for all articles by that firm in…
MamoTCV Advocates
15th June 2018
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Mamo TCV Advocates Wins Mondaq Top Communicator Award for the second consecutive month

Mondaq, one of the largest global advisory content suppliers, has named Mamo TCV Advocates the 'Contributor Most Read' in Malta for the month of May 2018. This is the firm's second month in a row to be recognized with the award.Mondaq is an online publication of the most comprehensive online resources on legal, financial and regulatory information, publishing hundreds of articles by contributing firms from over 80 countries every month.At the end of every month, Mondaq analyses which contributing author firms were read the most by registered business readers for each country. Readership for all articles by that firm in…
MamoTCV Advocates
15th June 2018
Civil Court (Commercial Section) on whether a #retrial of #liquidationproceedings is possible
Employment and Industrial Relations

Employees Beware of What You Post on Facebook!

An employee of an Italian business posted a derogatory comment on Facebook about her employer, using her mobile phone, which read something along the lines of "I've had enough of this sh**** place", complaining about the ever-changing tasks being assigned to her. The owner of the business read the post and, after seeking legal advice, decided to terminate her employment. The woman quickly deleted the post and unfriended the owner of the business from her Facebook friends, after contesting her termination. Both the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal found in favour of the employer in that the dismissal was…
Christine Calleja
6th June 2018