23 Nov, 2023 ALERT: no advertising of unauthorized novel food By Myrna Teeuw Food industry beware! The Advertising Code Committee (ACC) distributed an Alert (in Dutch) because unauthorized novel food was being...
23 Nov, 2023 From July 1, 2023: levy on single-use plastic (SUP) By Lisanne Steenbergen Plastic soup in the Mediterranean Sea and porpoises mistaking a piece of plastic for a tasty fish. Or closer: overflowing trash cans in...
23 Nov, 2023 The importance of an IP indemnification clause in procurement contracts By Luna Snellenberg What can a distributor do if the purchased products turn out to be infringing third-party IP rights? Can the distributor recover damages...
23 Nov, 2023 Right to obtain a copy of personal data: CJEU explains By Lisa Peek Under Article 15(3) GDPR, you can request a "copy" of your processed personal data. The CJEU explains in Case C-487/21 what such a copy...
23 Nov, 2023 Unitary patent launched (part 2) By Moïra Truijens On 1 June 2023, the Unitary Patent came into force. As a reminder, protection can be obtained with one (granted) patent in all 17 EU...
23 Nov, 2023 Ferrari cannot ban Mansory’s tuning kit (design law) By Maarten Haak In 2014 Ferrari presented its top-of-the-line FXX K model to the public. A photo accompanying the press release showed a front view with...
23 Nov, 2023 Benelux-Bürger verstehen Deutsch! By Mathijs Peijnenburg Do you understand what the title of this article means? Then perhaps you are a Benelux resident. In fact, the Benelux Court of Justice...
23 Nov, 2023 New Guidelines on sustainability claims from ACM By Daniël Haije The rules and views on sustainability claims are constantly changing. Therefore, the Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has given...
23 Nov, 2023 Keeping addicted to sugar? Taste 80% by your nose? Twice: no. By Ebba Hoogenraad Following a complaint from Cosun Beet Company, Air up must stop a YouTube video for its product air-up in which Air up speaks very...
23 Nov, 2023 Legal framework in case of prohibited medical claim By Ebba Hoogenraad No, in the case of a food, dietary supplement or cosmetic product one may not say that it helps with a disease. So no ‘helps against...
23 Nov, 2023 Vegan Old Dutch candy? By Lisanne Steenbergen On the front of a package of La Bonbonnerie butter wafers is the designation ‘vegan’. Good news for vegans you might think, they can now...
23 Nov, 2023 247tailorsteel: how distinctive is ’247’? By Maarten Haak The name 247 Laser Cutting does not infringe on the trademark and trade name of 247tailorsteel. This was decided by the District Court of...