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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Design and Copyright Protection in the EU
11 February 2025 -
Copyright and design protection are increasingly important topics in the European Union (EU). Recent legislative initiatives and court rulings across various...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
No trademark registration for ‘Glashütte Original’ in virtual watches
15 December 2024 -
The town of Glashütte is known for producing high-quality watches. Therefore, it fails to register ‘Glashütte Original’ as a trademark for virtual goods.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
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...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
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.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
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...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
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...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
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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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Hermès versus Rothschild: a dispute regarding trademarks and NFT’s
8 November 2024 -
Non fungible tokens (NFT’s) are increasingly popular among artists who trade their art digitally. In this context, the use of well-known brands in NFT’s, as...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
License Agreements: The Scope of Application (Part 2)
8 November 2024 -
In part 2 of this blog series, we delve into the scope of license agreements. In particular: Are there geographical boundaries to licenses and can licenses be...
