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Luxembourg Referred to EU Court of Justice Over Failure to Transpose Packaging Directive

Aug 3, 2016

The European Commission is referring Luxembourg to the Court of Justice of the EU over the failure to notify the transposition of the Directive on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures (Directive ...

Tags: labelling, packaging

Nestlé Receives Setback as European Court Rejects Kit Kat Case

Sep 18, 2015

Nestlé has seen a setback as it failed to convince the EU's top court to let it trademark the shape of its four-fingered version of Kit Kat chocolate bar in the UK. The European Court of Justice ruled that the Swiss food company ...

Tags: Nestlé, Swiss food, packages

The Rubi's Cube Has Won The Rights to European Union Trademark Protection

Nov 28, 2014

UK firm Seven Towns has won protection for the iconic puzzle, fending off challenge from German toy manufacturer. The Rubik’s Cube has won the rights to European Union trademark protection, fending off a challenge from a German toy ...

Tags: Rubik's Cube, Toys

Microsoft's Acquisition of Skype Is Compatible with European Union Competition Law

Dec 13, 2013

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype is compatible with European Union competition law, the General Court of the E.U. ruled Wednesday. Cisco Systems and Italian Internet communications service provider Messagenet had asked the court to ...

Tags: EU, Microsoft, Skype, Cisco, merger

Printers Are Taxed to Compensate Rights Holders for Illegal Reproduction of Their Work

Jul 1, 2013

Europe's top court ruled Thursday that it is legal for countries to impose a levy on printer manufacturers in order to compensate rights holders for unauthorized reproduction of their work. Under European Union law, authors and other ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Cisco Has Raised The Stakes in Its Fight Against Microsoft's $8.5bn Acquisition of Skype

May 31, 2013

Cisco has raised the stakes in its fight against Microsoft's $8.5bn (£5.3bn) acquisition of Skype, claiming that European Union regulators who approved the deal have effectively created a monopoly in internet voice communications. ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Embedded Youtube Videos Could Violate European Rules

May 20, 2013

Embedded YouTube videos don't infringe copyright under current German law, but they could violate European rules, the German Federal Court of Justice said on Thursday. The court said that it has referred a case about YouTube embeds to the ...

Tags: German Case, EU Court

Europe's Highest Court Ruled: The Trading of "Used" Software Licenses Is Legal

Jul 3, 2012

IDG News Service-Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that the trading of"used"software licenses is legal and that the author of such software cannot oppose any resale. The exclusive right of distribution of a copy of a computer ...

Tags: Europe's highest court, CD or DVD, patches, pre-used

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