On December 31 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle filed a world trademark application for SUSSEX ROYAL THE FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. On January 1, 2020,…
Tag: European Union
The Precarious Position of Streaming Video Games – Potential Repercussions from the European Copyright Directive
Esports and video game streaming have become a popular pastime and a big business with gaming platforms such as Twitch and Mixer[i] attracting millions of viewers apiece and tournaments for…
EU-US Privacy Shield Adopted: Now What?
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally issued its adequacy decision endorsing the EU-US Privacy Shield,…
CETA: A Very Reasonable Canadian-esque Compromise on Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Law Changes
At long last, the Canadian Federal Government and the European Commission announced in October that a political agreement has been reached regarding the much anticipated Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement…
European Court of Justice Provides Narrow Answer to Question of Jurisdiction for Internet-based Copyright Infringement
Let’s assume you’re a French musician part of a hip British indie-rock band. 30 years later, you discover that an Austrian company has been making unauthorized CDs and a UK-based…
The Europeanisation of Trade Mark Law
This Chapter analyses one harmonisation project within European intellectual property law, namely, the recent development of trade mark law within the European Union (EU). It highlights several characteristics of trade…