In recent years, large social media platforms such as Facebook seem to be increasingly bound by rules. But to what extent can these large internationally powerful platforms be curbed? Eva
Many companies use the Madrid treaty‘s system to expand their trademark protection internationally. However, there is a similar system to claim product designs. Note that design protection is only possible
Many companies assume that the use of a trading name or a domain name is sufficient to make a broad claim on the exclusive right to that name. These assumptions
BMW has been around for almost 100 years, making motorcycles (since 1923) and cars (since 1928). The company has registered its trademark rights worldwide. In India, these rights go back
Not only King’s Day (a Dutch national holiday celebrating the birthday of the sovereign) celebrations were limited this year, also the number of follow-on advertising campaigns was scarce. Question is:
In the Benelux we do not know an exclusive right to our own name. If a company wants to claim a family name as its exclusive name, it will have
Adidas uses three parallel stripes as the distinguishing sign of its products. Characteristic is the number and the fact that the stripes are just as wide as the space between
Last year, the EU Court passed an important ruling on the relationship between design law and copyright. It was indicated that copyright does not always provide the same protection as
HEKS’NKAAS (Witches’ Cheese) is a herbal cream/cheese dip and has been a hit in the Netherlands for years. When production is shifted from one party to another, the former producer
The number of Facebook users was estimated at 2.3 billion early 2019. This makes the medium an ideal platform for advertisers. Facebook therefore makes high turnover, last year the advertising
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Among others in this issue:
• EUIPO vs Mora TV: weigering geluidsmerk
• Jägermeister vs Alte Heiler: stop Russische copycat
• Stichting Nederlandse Top 40: gericht op Benelux?
• Tijdschrift HART vs Hermitage: soortgelijkheid
• Monique Granneman: nieuwe partner Abcor
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