Dominant figurative element: The Court of First Instance thus attributed to the figurative element of the marks at issue the character of a dominant element in relation to the other elements comprising those marks, in particular the word element. That enabled it correctly to base its assessment on the similarity of the...

No adverse affect Geographical Indications Regulation 1347/2001 on pre-existing Bavaria trademarks. Geographical Indications Regulation 1347/2001 valid.

The act of printing out an extract of 11 words, during a data capture process does not fulfil the condition of being transient in nature and, therefore, that process cannot be carried out without the consent of the relevant rightholders. An extract of a protected work comprising 11 words, is such as to come within the...

For purposes of customs action, an internationally registered trade mark and a Community trade mark have the same effects.

Competition law - Case C-8/08. Preliminary ruling. College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands). A concerted practice pursues an anti‑competitive object for the purposes of Article 81(1) EC where it is capable of resulting in the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition: not necessary for there...

Trade Mark Law - Prohibiting sales to discount stores possible: It is conceivable that the sale of luxury goods by the licensee to third parties that are not part of the selective distribution network might affect the quality itself of those goods, so that a contractual provision prohibiting such sale must be...

Marketing Law - General prohibition of combined offers is not permissible: The Directive must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which, with certain exceptions, and without taking account of the specific circumstances, imposes a general prohibition of combined offers made by a vendor to a consumer. Full...

Comptetition Law - As for the concept of serious impediments to the proper functioning of the common market, it may constitute one of the criteria for evaluating whether there is sufficient Community interest to necessitate the investigation of a complaint by the Commission. The effect on trade between Member States...

Advertising Law  - Pharmaceutical Law - Dissemination by a third party of information about a medicinal product, including its therapeutic or prophylactic properties, may be regarded as advertising, even though the third party in question is acting on his own initiative and completely independently, of the manufacturer...

Publication - handover of journalistic materials proportionate given the nature and seriousness of the crimes: ramming wall with a shovel. The actions of the police and the public prosecutors were characterised by a regrettable lack of moderation. Even so the reasons advanced for the interference complained of were...

Competition Law - The acquisition of prototypes and the related management of intellectual property rights does not make that activity an economic one, since the acquisition did not involve the offer of goods or services on a given market. Eurocontrol granted licences at no cost, which indicated that the management of...

Trade Mark Law - The Board of Appeal referred, in particular, to advertisements showing images of Budvar beer bearing the mark BUDWEISER, to invoices sent to customers in Germany and Austria and to the fact that those advertisements and invoices related to the relevant period. Stated reasons for obvious similarities...

Publication - Privacy - Requirement to publish qualification to an article contained in an Internet archive does not constitute a disproportionate interference with the freedom of expression.