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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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Labour & Pensions
Secondment as an alternative to self-employment: what do you need to know?
22 January 2025 -
Much has been written about the risk of false self-employment and ways to mitigate it. We too regularly publish and advise on this topic. But the question that...

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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...