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The Article 29 Working Party – a European Union data protection advisory body consisting of national data protection regulators – has issued concerning an opinion as to its interpretation on the definition...
Food labelling regulation adopted
The European Commission has adopted a new Regulation for food labelling which will consolidate existing European Union law. Certain new requirements are set out in the Regulation, such as:
mandatory...
Repackaged pharmaceutical products do not need to bear repackager’s name – Orifarm v Merck, European Court of Justice
Orifarm were parallel importers of Merck’s pharmaceutical products, importing products that had been legitimately put onto the market of another European Union Member State. Merck objected to the fact...
Refills allowed in ECJ trade mark ruling – Viking Gas v Kosan Gas, European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has had to rule on a trade mark infringement case relating to bottles in which gas was supplied and refilled, following a referral from the Danish courts. The bottles...
Second report on pharma patents published by EC
In 2009, the European Commission (EC) published a report on the pharmaceuticals sector. It found that increasing numbers of patent settlement agreements were being concluded between originator and generic...
L’Oréal battle with eBay worth it as ECJ delivers stunning victory for the cosmetics brand in battle against trade mark infringers – L’Oréal v eBay, European Court of Justice
Some two years ago, the High Court ruled that eBay would not be jointly liable for trade mark infringements by its users who sold infringing products on its website. However, the ruling was referred to...
European Commission consults on EU-wide copyright licensing system
The European Commission is consulting on its plans to create an EU-wide copyright licensing system in which copyright owners would make their works available across borders in exchange for payments through...
ECJ allows national law to stop registration of famous people’s names even after they have sold their Community Trade Mark rights – Edwin v OHIM, European Court of Justice
Elio Fiorucci, the fashion designer, sold the creative rights including his trade marks to Edwin. Edwin later registered "ELIO FIORUCCI" as a European Community Trade Mark. Fiorucci asked for the mark...
Betfair complains to EC about proposed German gambling reform
Betfair, the online gaming company, has complained to the European Commission about a proposal to reform German gambling laws which it alleges is anti-competitive. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently...
Roaming Regulation revision proposed by EC
The first regulation to regulate mobile phone charges when abroad (also known as the Roaming Regulation) was introduced by the European Commission (EC) in 2007. It was revised in 2008, and further revised...