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The inspectorate of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has recently taken steps to combat piracy, which resulted in the withdrawal of advertising from t…
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28/09/2010 - Arrêté ministériel relatif au registre informatisé dans les abattoirs. M.B. 22 octobre 2010, p. 62846
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Dans un arrêt du 3 juin 2010, la Cour de cassation casse un arrêt rendu par la Cour d´appel de Gand le 3 novembre 2008 et précise qu´il ne peut existe…
Read MoreAfter legal proceedings that lasted several years, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that a Chinese domain name grabber must release 10,200 .eu domai…
Read MoreThe President of the First Instance Court of Brussels qualifies Sabam as a merchant in the framework of cease and desist proceedings based on an infri…
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Since acceding to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2010, Belgium has diligently tried to advance the European Union ("EU"…
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A l´heure actuelle, lorsqu´un internaute change de fournisseur d´accès à inter-net, l´adresse e-mail et le nom de domaine fournis par son précédent fo…
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You may recall that on 15 May 2007, Belgium passed an Act sanctioning counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property rights (the Act). Belgium, cr…
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Trade marks with a reputation are better protected than other trade marks. The owner of a trade mark with a reputation can oppose the use of a sign wh…
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Since 1 November 2007 there are two possible types of proceedings in Belgium in order to obtain the definitive cessation of a patent infringement: bes…
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The opposition proceedings ONEL - OMEL (No.2004448), filed before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (hereinafter “BOIP”) should have passed…
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A l´heure actuelle, lorsqu´un internaute change de fournisseur d´accès à internet, l´adresse e-mail et le nom de domaine fournis par son précédent fou…
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Une décision de la Commission européenne du 5 février 2010 (n° 2010/87/UE) prévoyant de nouvelles clauses contractuelles types pour le transfert de do…
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Le Groupe dit « Article 29 » a été institué par l´article 29 de la Directive 95/46 relative à la pro-tection des données à caractère personnel. Le Gro…
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Dans un jugement inédit du 7 mai 2010, le Tribunal correctionnel de Bruxelles s´est pronon-cé sur des faits de piratage informatique, d´accès fraudule…
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La Cour d’Appel de Gand, dans un arrêt du 30 juin 2010 (www.juridat.be), a acquitté la société YAHOO, condamnée en première instance par le Tribunal C…
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On February 25 2010 the Supreme Court made the first-ever reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the exha…
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This chapter explores the key issues for companies operating in more than one jurisdiction (both inside and outside the EU) that intend to set up a da…
Read MoreThe Brussels court of appeals recently referred the case of Sabam versus Scarlet to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary rul…
Read MoreIn opposition proceedings before the Benelux Trademark Office or the competent Court of Appeal, the nullity of the opposing trademark cannot be demand…
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