HEITEC v/s HEITECH| ECJ rules a warning letter for trademark infringement isn’t sufficient to end acquiescence
European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a far-reaching decision, the Bench of C. Lycourgos (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, S.
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Does ‘Private Copying’ exception under Copyright Directive applies to storage in the cloud of a copy of a protected work for private purposes? ECJ explains
European Court of Justice, Second Chamber: The Bench of A. Arabadjiev, President of the First Chamber, acting as President of the Second
Ferrari wins Unregistered Community Design claim; EJC holds no separate discloser of parts of a product require where images of product as a whole already made available to public
European Court of Justice: The Bench comprising of E. Regan, President of the Chamber, C. Lycourgos, President of the Fourth Chamber, and
Consumer’s right to know nutritional value; ECJ holds Dr. Oetkar failed to adequately provide nutritional value for its ‘Crunchy Museli’
European Court of Justice: The Bench comprising of J. Passer (Rapporteur), President, F. Biltgen and N. Wahl, JJ., held that the German
Zero Tariff v. Net Neutrality; ECJ deals a blow to Telekom’s Zero Tariff regime by holding it violated EU law of Net neutrality
European Court of Justice: The Bench of N. Wahl (Rapporteur), F. Biltgen (President) and J. Passer, JJ., held that Telekom’s Zero Tariff
YouTube and other online platforms aren’t liable for copyright infringing uploads made ‘autonomously’ by users; ECJ favours YouTube in a major Copyright battle
European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a landmark Copyright case, the Grand Chamber composed of K. Lenaerts, President, R. Silva de Lapuerta,
[Equal Pay for Equal Work] ECJ holds TESCO stores are single-source/employer for its different distribution centers; pay gap between workers of a different sex can hit by EU laws
European Court of Justice (ECJ): The Second Chamber composed of A. Arabadjiev, President of the Chamber, A. Kumin, T. von Danwitz (Rapporteur),
[Privacy Infringement] ECJ authorizes the Member States to lift “one-stop shop” veil, making Facebook and other Tech giants vulnerable to potential sanctions in EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a long-fought battle against Facebook the Belgian Data Protection Authority had secured a major win. The
ECJ | Denmark’s top toy manufacturer, Lego obtains design rights for its disputed building block toy set against its German competitor, Delta Sport
General Court (Second Chamber): The Bench comprising of V. Tomljenović, President, F. Schalin and I. Nõmm (Rapporteur), JJ., settles the design right
Victims of trafficking deserve protection not prosecution; European Court of Human Rights holds conduct of United Kingdom “unfair” towards victims
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): In an interesting case regarding child trafficking the Fourth Section of ECHR had came up with a
“Penalising Silence”, insider trading suspect can refuse to answer incriminating questions; European Court of Justice upholds right to silence
European Court of Justice: The Grand Chamber presided by K. Lenaerts, President, addressed the reference question concerning interpretation of Articles 47 and
ECJ: Organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to obligations laid down by GMO Directive
European Court of Justice (ECJ): Confédération paysanne, a French agricultural union which defends the interests of small-scale farming, together with eight other
ECJ asks EUIPO to reconsider the three-dimensional shape of ‘4 Finger KitKat’ as an EU trademark
European Court of Justice: In 2006, EUIPO registered the three-dimensional shape of a ‘4 Finger KitKat’ as a EU trademark in respect
ECJ: By adopting a certain derogation regime and allowing the capture of 7 species of wild birds, Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU Law
European Court of Justice (ECJ): The ECJ has declared that Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by adopting
ECJ: Conduct not contributing to change in control does not amount to gun-jumping
European Court of Justice: ECJ has provided guidance on the scope of the standstill obligation. It ruled that gun-jumping (when an acquiring
ECJ in Christian Louboutin Trademark Case: Shape of a product does not include its colour
European Court of Justice: In May 2013, Christian Louboutin initiated proceedings before the District Court, The Hague, Netherlands, claiming that Van Haren
ECJ: Pregnant and breastfeeding workers can be dismissed on grounds of collective redundancy
European Court of Justice: While dealing with the issue regarding the interpretation of Article 10(1) and (2) of Council Directive 92/85/EEC of