IP rights, EAN Codes and internet platforms
OmniChannel has been granted the exclusive right by CapBrands to import and distribute baby food blenders in the Netherlands under the names NutriBullet Baby and Baby Bullet and to promote …Read More
Trademarks and bankruptcy
The trustees in the bankruptcy of the D-Reizen travelgroup have agreed on a restart with Prijsvrij. Part of the restart includes the transfer of the IP rights of D-Reizen to …Read More
Succes in copyright infringement case against the Dutch Justice Department
Ten Hove Advocatuur has successfully argued that the Dutch State infringed the copyright and personality rights of the client. On 18 November 2020, the District Court of The Hague rendered …Read More
New opinion of the Dutch Supreme Court on descriptive tradenames
In the case of Dairy Partners v. Doc Dairy Partners, the HR (Dutch Supreme Court) issued a groundbreaking ruling on February 19, 2021, regarding the scope of protection of “descriptive” …Read More
Vertical price fixing and customer restrictions in license agreement are null and void
In October 2020, the Amsterdam interim relief judge rendered an interesting judgment on licensing terms and competition law, see ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:4908. The case at hand involved a dispute between IBTT, a …Read More
Notify Amazon and bol.com of your Benelux trademark!
Many companies sell their products via platforms such as Amazon and Bol.com. In July 2020 Amazon has made it possible to rely on a Benelux trademark registration in order to …Read More
