In accordance with the Community Trade Mark Regulation the shape of a chocolate rabbit or reindeer with a red ribbon cannot be registered as a Community trade mark, the General Court…
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Photo © CandyBoxPhoto – Fotolia Banning the sale of contact lenses on the Internet on the grounds of consumer health is disproportionate to consumer health requirements, the European Court of…
By Leo GasteenIn a peculiar case characterized by non contractual liability, the European Commission has been ordered to pay a total of EUR 12 million to Systran, a language translation…
EUbusiness Week 515 top stories: Europe to bump up rescue fund, fresh tests for banks; Hackers stole two million tonnes of EU carbon credits; Germany stands by Schengen veto for…
A recent case from the European Court of Justice has helped to clarify how the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 will apply in relation to consumer contracts for internet services.…
The EU has enacted new legislation aimed at those who place timber or timber products on the Single Market. This new legislation bans the sale of illegally-harvested timber and imposes…
EUbusiness Week 514 top stories: Euro rescue pledges fail to dispel market unease; EU people-power initiative passed into law; EU cuts cod fishing quota in North Sea; Taiwan says EU…
‘At today’s Competitiveness Council, 11 Member States stated their agreement to work to implement the European patent via the procedure of enhanced cooperation,’ announced Belgian Minister for Enterprise and Simplification…
The framework Decision on the European arrest warrent should be respected by the judicial authority which arrests the accused, declared the The Grand Chamber European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 17…
By Leo GasteenThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that by retaining Energia de Portugal special rights attributed to it by means of Golden Shares, Portugal has failed to fulfil…
