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Today the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")[1] published a working document on how consent for cookies may be obtained. The WP29's opinions and w…
Read MoreThe Belgian government has recently adopted Book XI of the new Code of economic law. Book XI deals with the intellectual property rights and will soon…
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Depuis quelques temps, le référencement payant de Google est devenu une épine dans le pied des titulaires de marques. D'autant que la jurisprudence ré…
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On the 19th of September 2013 the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an important judgment regarding the assessment of "professional d…
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On 23 August 2013, the Act of 30 July 2013 amending Articles 2, 126, and 145 of the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications was published i…
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At the borders of the European Union, customs authorities are on the front line in preventing counterfeit goods from entering the domestic market. In …
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De huidige informatiemaatschappij biedt de mogelijkheid om via zoekmachines als Google, Yahoo en andere snel en gericht informatie te verzamelen over …
Read MoreThe Belgian collecting society SABAM claims that the internet service providers Belgacom, Telenet and Voo should pay a royalty of 3.4% of their turnov…
Read MoreA reworked cover of a Spike and Suzy comic strip on a calendar of the far-right Belgian political party ‘Vlaams Belang’ led to a dispute before the Co…
Read MoreIntellectual rights in public procurements – ownership – enforceability – funding
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De bescherming van (mobiele applicaties) ‘APPS’ verschilt in principe niet van die van andere computersoftware. Tegenwoordig is het voor een bedrijf e…
Read MoreEuropean Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, announced the grant of a EUR 50 million subsidy to promote research into 5G mobile technology.
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Almost 25 years after the adoption of the Trade Marks Directive, harmonizing national trade mark law throughout the EU (now codified as Directive 2008…
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In a decision of 19 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal held that hyperlinking to an infringing video is not a criminal offence if malicious inte…
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On 30 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union (the “General Court”) upheld the decision of the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Ma…
Read MoreLe 28 février 2013, le Tribunal de commerce de Liège a rendu une décision dans le cadre d’un litige opposant deux opérateurs de télécommunication belg…
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On 19 February 2013, Ministers from 24 Member States signed the international agreement setting up the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) during the EU Comp…
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Since 1977, there has been a project in the works to create a Community patent, i.e. a single patent title providing uniform protection throughout the…
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As a consequence of certain recent data compromise cases, the Belgian Privacy Commission on 21 January 2013, has published a recommendation (01/2013) …
Read MoreThe unified European Patent will simplify the European protection of inventions, and save a lot of time and money for European companies. In this way,…
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