Article
Top 40 charts protected by database?
4 December 2024 -
Are the Top 40 charts a database within the meaning of the Databases Act? Legal proceedings on databases are not numerous, but in this case the Dutch Top 40...
Article
Litigation
Works of applied art from US also protected by EU copyright!
4 December 2024 -
Designs created in the U.S. are copyrighted here in the EU under the European harmonized rules of copyright.
Article
Food labeling: ban on meat names for vegetarian products?
4 December 2024 -
Packaging and labeling regulations from the EU aim to protect consumers from being misled. Does this include a ban on offering or advertising vegetarian...
Article
IT & Privacy
Long-term cooperation contracts: the value of a good balance sheet determination
4 December 2024 -
Scooperation contracts are often entered into for longer periods of time (>5 years). Voften a defined degree of exclusivity is agreed uponbut that can also...
Article
Legal and tax concerns of transferring IP rights within a group
4 December 2024 -
In this blog, we discuss the positioning of Intellectual Property Rights ("IP rights"), such as copyrights, patent rights and trademark rights, within the...
Article
Does world champion Max Verstappen win off track in trademark dispute?
4 December 2024 -
Max Verstappen recently took legal action (through his company) against the trademark registration of "SUPERMAX," arguing that there is a likelihood of...
Article
Key highlights from the Tax Plan 2024
8 November 2024 -
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (Budget Day), the outgoing Dutch Minister of Finance revealed the Tax Plan 2024 in which several tax measures were announced....
Article
Cross-border employment: The competent court in case of cross-border employment
8 November 2024 -
Increasingly, employees live and work remotely, in addition to the regular cross-border worker who lives just across the border in Germany and/or Belgium. The...
Article
IT & Privacy
Everything you need to know about the Data Act
8 November 2024 -
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has been working to regulate the digital world. The goal is to give citizens more control over their data and to...
Article
Work in paid employment & other employment
8 November 2024 -
In this seventh blog, we will discuss the other residence permits for work.
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Expansion of compliance obligations for DAC7
8 November 2024 -
As of 1 January 2023, certain digital platform operators are required to collect, verify and report information of sellers on their platform to the tax...
Article
IP-litigation in the Netherlands
8 November 2024 -
At Dirkzwager, our specialized team of IP-lawyers acts for parties in legal proceedings regarding the infringement of Intellectual Property rights before the...
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Corporate & M&A
Franchising
8 November 2024 -
Our DFA practice lawyers provide advice to businesses on franchising agreements. We also help our clients avoid disputes or – in the worst case – to resolve...
