From the press release: "Benoît Strowel, a member of Hoyng Monegier’s and HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER’s executive committee since 2011, will succeed Willem Hoyng as managing partner. The other members of the executive committee are Bart van den Broek, Christine Kanz, Carl De Meyer and Luis Fernández-Novoa.

Willem will...

Patent law - SPC. Date of the first MA, as stated in an application for the SPC, on the basis of which the duration of the certificate is calculated, is incorrect when the incorrect date led to a method for calculating the durating of the certificate which does not comply with the requirements of Article 13(1) of SPC...

Protected Designation of Origin - The use of a Protected designation of origin (PDO) as part of the name under which is sold a foodstuff that does not correspond to the product specifications for that PDO but contains an ingredient which does correspond to those specifications – like “Champagner Sorbet” containing 12%...

Design law - Scope of repair clause in article 110(1) Community Design Regulation is not limited to component parts forming part of a complex product upon whose appearance the protected design is dependent. Repair clause applies only to component parts of a complex product that are visually identical to original parts...

Trade mark law - The proprietor of a national trade mark from cannot oppose to the import of identical goods bearing the same mark originating in another Member State in which that mark, which initially belonged to that proprietor, is now owned by a third party which has acquired the rights thereto by assignment has...

Case C-629/17. Request for a preliminary ruling. Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal).

Trade Mark Law. Unofficial translation and summary: "The question which must be answered in the present case is whether the term ADEGA DE BORBA, which is composed of a protected designation of origin for Borba wine...

Case C-622/17 Baltic Media Alliance. Request for a preliminary ruling. Vilniaus apygardos administracinis teismas (Lithuania).

Unofficial translation and summary: "Applicant (Baltic Media Alliance Ltd) is a broadcasting organization operating the television channel NTV Mir Lithuania and possesses a permit from...

From the press release "The interplay between patents and standards is important for innovation and growth. Standards ensure that interoperable and safe technologies are widely disseminated among companies and consumers. Patents provide R&D with incentives and enable innovative companies to receive an adequate return...

Trade mark law - Case C-478/16 P. EUIPO v Group OOD. Opinion AG Campos Sánchez-Bordana. Appeal against the decision of the EU General Court of 29 June 2016. Group OOD opposed the application for an EU trade mark (see left) on the basis of a corresponding non-registered trade mark with only national significance, which...

Patent law - Article 3 (b) of the SPC Regulation is to be interpreted as meaning that an end-of-procedure notice drawn up before the expiry of the basic patent can not be equated with an marketing authorisation and, on the basis of an end of procedure message, no SPC can be obtained. The fact that no marketing...

Geographical indications - Case C-614/17 Fundación Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida Queso Manchego. Preliminary ruling. Tribunal Supremo (Spain). 

Taken from the summary at minbuza.nl: "The applicant (Fundación Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida Queso Manchego) has...

Competition - A selective distribution system for luxury goods designed, primarily, to preserve the luxury image of those goods complies with article 101(1) TFEU to the extent that resellers are chosen on the basis of objective criteria of a qualitative nature that are laid down uniformly for all potential resellers...

From the press release: “The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have delivered on commitments made during September's Digital Summit in Tallinn by ending unjustified geoblocking, one of the EU priority files for 2017.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached a political...

Trade Mark Law - Case C-418/16: mobile.de v EUIPO. Opinion AG Sharpston. In this appeal, mobile.de challenges the judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2016 in which mobile.de contested two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO. The General Court rejected mobile.de's case in its entirety. Mobile.de now...

From the press release: "The Commission today presents measures to ensure that intellectual property rights are well protected, thereby encouraging European companies, in particular SMEs and start-ups, to invest in innovation and creativity.

Today's initiatives will make it easier to act efficiently against breaches...

Copyright - National legislation which permits, without the copyright holders’ consent, an online recording service for television programmes which are freely accessible in the territory of the Member State, where it is the provider of the service, and not its users, that receives and records the broadcasting signal...

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We are currently looking for a Legal Director-IP to head the IP and Brand Protection function within our team. The Legal Director-IP reports to the VP Legal Affairs who is end-responsible for all legal aspects of our business...

Copyright Law -“Defendant owned a shop in Stockholm, where he sold clothing and accessorises with rock music designs. The sale of different (acquired by piracy) goods resulted in trademark and copyright infringement of several plaintiffs rights. The goods were discovered both in the shop as in a warehouse affiliated ...

Trade Mark Law - “Applicant (Oy Hartwall Ab) has submitted an application to the defendant (a national patent- and registration office) for a sign as a colour mark for goods of class 32: mineral waters. In response to a provisional decision, applicant has explained that she request registration of the filed sign as a...

Trade Mark Law - National law applicable to an ownership claim regarding an EU trade mark provided that the situation concerned does not fall within those covered by Article 18 of the EU Trade Mark Regulation.