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Intellectual Property Protection Infringement Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

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UPC Court of Appeal confirms its jurisdiction over infringements that pre-date the UPC Agreement

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Xsys Italia v. Esko-Graphics ORD_23545/2025 - The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has delivered a decision clarifying the temporal scope of the UPC’s jurisdiction over European patent infringement...more

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COVID-19 IP update: impact on litigation (UPDATED)

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Netherlands - Proceedings on the merits in the Netherlands are continuing as normal as possible. This means that new cases can be filed and the exchange of written submissions continues as usual. Oral hearings are for the...more

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20-year legal dispute over two seconds of music: CJEU on the never-ending sampling story

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German courts have been dealing with the Metall auf Metall [song by the German band Kraftwerk] case for two decades. Recently, the CJEU, too, has had to deal with the case and ruled by judgment of 29 July 2019 (C-476/17) that...more

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Broadcasting of television programs: French court clarifications on “must carry” and framing

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On July 4, 2019, the Cour de Cassation specified the criteria of the “must carry” obligation (diffusion of broadcasted public channels, governed by Article 34-2 of Law No. 86-1067 of September 30, 1986) and the regime of...more

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Does the word ‘Glen’ on a whiskey product make EU consumers think it is Scotch? The CJEU requires that national courts determine...

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On June 7th, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling attempting to clarify the EU rules that protect registered geographical indications applicable to spirit drinks....more

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Scottish glens, German whisky and the question: Are you befuddled?

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Court of Justice of the European Union, judgment of 7 June 2018, C-44/17 - Glen is a Gaelic word with a wonderful lyrical sound to it and reminiscent of idyllic remote Scottish valleys with the mists from the last rain...more

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