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Dans un arrêt du 3 juin 2010, la Cour de cassation casse un arrêt rendu par la Cour d´appel de Gand le 3 novembre 2008 et précise qu´il ne peut existe…
Read MoreAfter legal proceedings that lasted several years, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that a Chinese domain name grabber must release 10,200 .eu domai…
Read MoreThe President of the First Instance Court of Brussels qualifies Sabam as a merchant in the framework of cease and desist proceedings based on an infri…
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Since acceding to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2010, Belgium has diligently tried to advance the European Union ("EU"…
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A l´heure actuelle, lorsqu´un internaute change de fournisseur d´accès à inter-net, l´adresse e-mail et le nom de domaine fournis par son précédent fo…
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You may recall that on 15 May 2007, Belgium passed an Act sanctioning counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property rights (the Act). Belgium, cr…
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Trade marks with a reputation are better protected than other trade marks. The owner of a trade mark with a reputation can oppose the use of a sign wh…
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Since 1 November 2007 there are two possible types of proceedings in Belgium in order to obtain the definitive cessation of a patent infringement: bes…
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The opposition proceedings ONEL - OMEL (No.2004448), filed before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (hereinafter “BOIP”) should have passed…
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A l´heure actuelle, lorsqu´un internaute change de fournisseur d´accès à internet, l´adresse e-mail et le nom de domaine fournis par son précédent fou…
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Une décision de la Commission européenne du 5 février 2010 (n° 2010/87/UE) prévoyant de nouvelles clauses contractuelles types pour le transfert de do…
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Le Groupe dit « Article 29 » a été institué par l´article 29 de la Directive 95/46 relative à la pro-tection des données à caractère personnel. Le Gro…
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Dans un jugement inédit du 7 mai 2010, le Tribunal correctionnel de Bruxelles s´est pronon-cé sur des faits de piratage informatique, d´accès fraudule…
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La Cour d’Appel de Gand, dans un arrêt du 30 juin 2010 (www.juridat.be), a acquitté la société YAHOO, condamnée en première instance par le Tribunal C…
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On February 25 2010 the Supreme Court made the first-ever reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the exha…
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This chapter explores the key issues for companies operating in more than one jurisdiction (both inside and outside the EU) that intend to set up a da…
Read MoreThe Brussels court of appeals recently referred the case of Sabam versus Scarlet to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary rul…
Read MoreIn opposition proceedings before the Benelux Trademark Office or the competent Court of Appeal, the nullity of the opposing trademark cannot be demand…
Read MoreAccording to the General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices …
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Dans un arrêt du 23 mars 2010 (aff. C-236/08), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a répondu aux différentes questions préjudicielles…
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