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Dans le cadre de la mise en place progressive du Code de droit économique, le projet de loi codifiant la matière de la Propriété Intellectuelle a été …
Read MoreThe EU Commission recently presented its proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) a…
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Alors qu’il avait été filmé à son insu le 28 mars 2008, Max Mosleya sollicité la suppression de neuf images (identifiées dans des constats d’huissier …
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Dans un arrêt Svensson fort attendu et prononcé ce 13 février 2014, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a conclu que le propriétaire d’un …
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On 8 April 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited preliminary ruling on the validity of …
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The ECJ delivered on the 27th of February 2014 a new decision by which it made the application of the concept of "communication to the public" referre…
Read MoreLast month, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in the Svensson case about hyperlinks to copyright-protected works. The Cou…
Read MoreThe European Commission has obtained an improved commitments proposal from Google in the context of the ongoing antitrust investigation into online se…
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L'authenticité est une des qualités essentielles de toute œuvre d'art ou antiquité. Pourtant, régulièrement, il n'est pas possible d'avoir une certitu…
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As from now, Internet Service Providers will have to check whether domain names refer to the Pirate Bay.
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In Belgium, reprography remuneration is raised for copying (from a paper base) protected works to paper.
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While offering trademark holders unparalleled marketing opportunities, the Internet also allows competitors to ride on their coattails. Such freeridin…
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Dans le cadre de la mise en place progressive du Code de droit économique et de la transposition de la directive 2011/83/UE relative aux droits des co…
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Iran counts almost 78 million inhabitants and showed an economic growth of 6 to 8% on average between 2006 and 2008. Economic growth has dropped in th…
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The UPC Agreement is a convention concluded between 25 Member States and which installs a unified patent court. With two regulations adopted by the Eu…
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By the judgment rendered on 22 October 2013 in the Belgian version of the long-lasting The Pirate Bay saga, the Belgian Court of Cassation (Belgium’s …
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On 22 October 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the obligation of internet provid…
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On 21 October 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled on a dispute between Alken Maes Brouwerijen N.V. and InBev Belgium N.V. concerning the alleged …
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The Belgian Court of Cassation recently confirmed an order by an investigative judge to block all domain names leading to the filesharing website, “Th…
Read MoreA general assessment of online tradesmen showed that 10% of undertakings active in e-commerce infringe the law. Most of them undertake an independent …
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