EasyGroup (established in 1995) uses a wide range of Easy names, such as EasyJet, EasyHotel and EasyCar. EASYJET was registered as a European trademark in 2015. When other companies try

Up until now there has not been much attention for the launch of the new domain name extensions in the Benelux. Worldwide, however, there is a true war going on

In almost complete silence the extension .AMSTERDAM was launched last March. We believe this extension does deserve attention because it will be an important alternative to the .nl extension in

After a test phase of three months the .FRL extension (for Friesland, a province of the Netherlands) was launched. A hundred prominent Frisian organizations (such as Boomsma, van de Beerenburg

Mark Retera (winner of the comic prize 2004) has been publishing the comic book Dirkjan since 1989. The main character Dirkjan has been registered as a trademark in the Benelux

Since March, the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) started. A database of trademark holders can register their trademarks. Its purpose is to enable proprietors to quickly and easily apply for an application

There is still much unclear about the procedure and when the first phase of the Trademark Clearinghouse starts. But, because we are already behind schedule, it is expected that one

Using the website GRATISTOMTOM.NL (freetomtom.nl) funeral insurances were being sold. In order to attract customers various products were being offered for free if an insurance deal was be made. One

Typo squatting (registering domain names that contain a typo) are becoming an increasingly bigger pest. In the United States, however, Verizon has retaliated against a company that had registered over

With the increased popularity of mopeds and electronic bicycles, the trademark SOLEX experiences a true revival. The manufacturer introduced a new, completely restyled moped under the name E-solex. Only to