A blog focusing on brand issues, trademark, copyright, advertising and more.
By: Désirée Fields and Dr. Ulrike Gruebler
Following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, we consider the potential implications for trademarks and designs, an area that is extensively harmonized through legal concepts such as the EU trademark and the Community design.…
Continue Reading BREXIT: IMPACT ON TRADEMARKS AND DESIGNS
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union in a so-called ‘Brexit’ referendum throws up a host of issues for the Media, Sport and Entertainment sector, many of which will hinge on the outcome of
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Continue Reading Brexit: Impact on Media, Sport and Entertainment
By Carol Umhoefer, Patrick Van Eecke and Mathilde Hallé
First proposed by the European Commission in 2013, the long-awaited draft Directive on Network Information Security (the NIS Directive) was agreed upon by the European
By Ruth Hoy
With the overnight referendum result in the UK, and the UK voting to leave the EU, a number of our clients are asking what the effect will be on their European Union
By Michiko Jo
In mid-February, the European Commission launched an online platform which can be used for out-of-court settlement of disputes over obligations under business-to- consumer online sales or service contracts. The platform is available
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Continue Reading EU LAUNCHES ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PLATFORM FOR CONTRACT DISPUTES WITH CONSUMERS
Gone are the days when the CCTV outside the dressing room was only there to dissuade – or help prosecute – shoplifters. Bricks-and-mortar retailers are increasingly moving from the real world
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Continue Reading RETAILER TRENDS IN-STORE BIG DATA ANALYTICS
European trademark law is currently undergoing the biggest reform since the introduction of the Community trademark system in 1996. On 15 December 2015, the European Parliament approved a Reform Package consisting of an amended European
By Dr. Ulrike Gruebler, Karine Disdier-Mikus, Désirée Fields, and Ruth Hoy
European trademark law is facing the biggest reform since the introduction of the Community trademark system in 1996. The recently adopted European Trademark Reform will bring substantial changes not only to Community trademarks but also for owners of national trademarks in the EU. The reform package consists of two legislative components:…
Continue Reading EUROPEAN TRADEMARK REFORM: THE 10 MOST RELEVANT CHANGES FOR TRADEMARK PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
By Alexandra Kamerling and Marianna Kinsella (London)
The European Commission has announced a competition law inquiry into the e-commerce sector in the context of a Digital Single Market strategy in the EU. The Commission suspects that companies that engage in selling consumer goods on the Internet may be restricting online trade by using anti-competitive methods such as territorial fragmentation and restrictions of price competition.…
Continue Reading THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOCUSES ON THE E-COMMERCE SECTOR
Significant changes to European trademark law will be coming into effect in 2016. Just before the turn of the year the European Parliament adopted a very substantial reform package for EU
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Continue Reading Big Changes Ahead: European Trademark Reform Package Adopted
