07.12.2016

Council adopted EU-US Data Protection Umbrella Agreement

The past couple of years have been a data protection roller-coaster for companies, starting with the Schrems decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union revoking the EU-US Safe Harbour framework and leading to a frantic situation where companies that had relied upon Safe Harbour to transfer data to the US quickly had to find new solutions. Then came the by some long-awaited and by others dreaded General Data Protection Regulation.

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07.12.2016

Market Court rules on use of BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce trademarks

In a recent case from the Market Court (MAO:641/16), the plaintiffs Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited sued a person, whose company “Panama” was engaged in repairing cars, for trademark infringement. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft owns the trademarks “BMW” and “MINI” and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited owns the trademark “Rolls Royce”. Panama referred to the trademarks on its website to market its services.

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07.12.2016

L as in Linking, Law and Liability

Linking is a delicate issue in the EU and has been for the last couple of years. It’s been subject to judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and is a hot topic in the copyright reform(s) taking place across the EU. Most people will agree that links are an important part of the Internet, but there are differing opinions on how links should be regulated. For copyright holders, for example, links are an important tool in utilising their content, but can also be used to infringe their rights.

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