Jinnan also presented copies of e-mails as evidence that Proview was awareof the trademark sale to Apple and that its parent company was involved during the process.
Even more damaging was the discovery of internal e-mails that appeared to show that some executives in Merck were awareof the risks associated with Vioxx years before it was withdrawn.
The ICO said inquiries revealed the junior doctor had not been awareof the trust's data protection policies and did not have access to e-mail to receive policy reminders and updates.