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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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L’avenir numérique s’éclaire

Le 12 juin 2024, les 11.000 avocats flamands, et les 8.300 avocats francophones et germanophones ont uni leur destin numérique dans la société DPA (Digital Platform for Attorneys),…

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New Partner at Deloitte Legal

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of DeloitteLegal’s newest partner in Belgium: Matthias Vierstraete.

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Belgian NIS 2 cybersecurity authority releases guidelines on…

Following the recent entry into force of the Network and Information Securi…

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GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representat…

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard …

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Commercial Court of Brussels Rules on Calculation of Damages in Counterfeiting Case

On 23 June 2011, the Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) handed down a judgment in which it shed an interesting light on the elements taken int…

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Portrait Not Less Protected under Copyright

On 1 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) adopted a judgment in case C-145/10 Eva-Maria Painer v. Standard Verlags GmbH, …

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FBI anti-piracy warning. Closure of MegaUpload: what future for piracy?

The closure of the downloadsite MegaUpload raises both questions of copyright and communication of protected works and of the responsibility of the pr…

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SABAM/Tiscali : ISP win against copyrights holders

The Court of Justice of the European Union rejects the move to order Internet Service Providers to install filtering software in order to prevent copy…

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Intellectuele Eigendomsrechten - Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting is het registreren van een domeinnaam die identiek of gelijkaardig is aan een merk, handelsnaam, familienaam of elke andere benaming di…

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Handhaving van het auteursrecht

Bent u eigenaar van auteursrechten in sectoren zoals bij pers en literatuur, reclame, muziek en theater, film en video, radio en televisie, fotografie…

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Auteursrechten mbt software/computeprogramma's zoals ontwikkeld door werknemers en bestuurders

Er ontstaat een bijzonder probleem wanneer een werknemer een computerprogramma ontwikkeld heeft in het kader van zijn arbeidsovereenkomst en/of gebrui…

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Intellectuele Rechten : Aftrek Van Octrooi-Inkomsten

Vanaf het aanslagjaar 2008 (programmawet van 27 april 2007 (BS 08.05.2007)) heeft de Belgische overheid de mogelijkheid ingevoerd om een deel van de i…

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ECJ Rules on Exhaustion of Plant Variety Rights

On 20 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) delivered its judgment in case C-140/10 Greenstar-Kanzi Europe NV (“GKE”) v…

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ECJ Guidance on Scope of Protection of Registered Community Designs

On 20 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (“ECJ”) gave judgment for the first time on the interpretation of the scope of protection of regist…

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Settlements in Criminal Proceedings Challenging Counterfeiting and Piracy

On 7 November 2011, a Royal Decree was published in the Belgian Official Journal which sets forth a settlement procedure facilitating the destruction …

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Arrêt Interflora : le point sur les fonctions de la marque en droit européen

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu un nouvel arrêt relatif au service de référencement payant de Google le 22 septembre 2011 (arr…

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Antwerp Court of Appeal Orders Belgacom and Telenet to Block Access to File-sharing “Pirate Bay” Websites

The Antwerp Court of Appeal overturned a judgment of the President of the Commercial Court of Antwerp of 28 September 2011 by ordering internet provid…

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Un pas en avant dans la répression de la contrefaçon et de la piraterie en Belgique

Depuis 2007, la Belgique s’est dotée d’une législation permettant aux autorités de lutter de manière plus efficace contre la production et la commer…

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Cybersurveillance: la Commission de la protection de la vie privée donne quelques recommandations

Pouvez-vous, en tant qu'employeur, contrôler la boîte mail de vos travailleurs? Pouvez-vous vérifier quels sites ont été visités? Pouvez-vous lire les…

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Internet: opening of .XXX top-level domain

As from September 2011, pornographic websites with a .XXX extension are available. How can you avoid any unwanted association between your trademark a…

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The Importance of Copyright for Businesses

Although it tends to be overlooked, copyright is a potentially economically valuable intellectual property right for all types of businesses, be they …

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Belgian Conference of Electronic Communications Sector Regulators Adopts Decisions on Television Broadcasting …

On 18 July, the Belgian Conference of Electronic Communications Sector Regulators ("CRC"), including the Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media, the Conseil …

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Brussels Commercial Court Rules on Protection of Red Bull’s Colour Trade Mark

On 8 June 2011, the Brussels Commercial Court (the "Court") issued a judgment in a case between Powerdrinks Group BVBA ("Powerdrinks") and Red Bull Gm…

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Belgian Privacy Commission Launches Public Consultation on Cyber Surveillance

On 15 July 2011 the Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer/Commission de la p…

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