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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Green trademarks in the EU: legal protection, distinctiveness, and sustainability
20 October 2025 -
In recent years, sustainability has become an increasingly significant factor in corporate identity and branding strategies. Environmental concerns and...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Key differences between trade mark and trade name protection
28 April 2025 -
Trade marks and trade names offer businesses protection against unauthorized use of identical or similar signs to such marks and names, but they are subject to...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Intellectual Property in the Netherlands and the EU: Development, Ownership and Exploitation
7 April 2025 -
Technological advancement and globalization have dramatically changed the world economy. These developments continue to have a material impact on value chains,...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
The ECOVER decision; a win for eco friendly trademarks?
18 March 2025 -
The recent court decision in the ECOVER v. ECOVIE case may have significant implications for eco-friendly branding.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Product packaging: where design and trade mark law meet
3 March 2025 -
On 12 February 2025, the General Court of the European Union issued a significant ruling in a product packaging case, relevant for both design law and trade...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Design and Copyright Protection in the EU
11 February 2025 -
Copyright and design protection are increasingly important topics in the European Union (EU). Recent legislative initiatives and court rulings across various...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
No trademark registration for ‘Glashütte Original’ in virtual watches
15 December 2024 -
The town of Glashütte is known for producing high-quality watches. Therefore, it fails to register ‘Glashütte Original’ as a trademark for virtual goods.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Top 40 charts protected by database?
4 December 2024 -
Are the Top 40 charts a database within the meaning of the Databases Act? Legal proceedings on databases are not numerous, but in this case the Dutch Top 40...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Works of applied art from US also protected by EU copyright!
4 December 2024 -
Designs created in the U.S. are copyrighted here in the EU under the European harmonized rules of copyright.
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Food labeling: ban on meat names for vegetarian products?
4 December 2024 -
Packaging and labeling regulations from the EU aim to protect consumers from being misled. Does this include a ban on offering or advertising vegetarian...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
Does world champion Max Verstappen win off track in trademark dispute?
4 December 2024 -
Max Verstappen recently took legal action (through his company) against the trademark registration of "SUPERMAX," arguing that there is a likelihood of...
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Intellectual Property & Innovation
IP-litigation in the Netherlands
8 November 2024 -
At Dirkzwager, our specialized team of IP-lawyers acts for parties in legal proceedings regarding the infringement of Intellectual Property rights before the...
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BREAKING NEWS: Dutch court rules against KLM in greenwashing case
8 November 2024 -
In a major greenwashing case, a Dutch court rules that a series of 15 advertisements constitute an unfair commercial practice!
