By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, inbreuk, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 12 January 2017
Article 13 of the Copyright Act specifies that a reproduction also includes any complete or partial adaptation or imitation in a modified form, as a […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 16 March 2017
A Benelux trademark is a trademark registered in the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). Benelux trademarks must be registered with the Benelux Office for […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Contractenrecht, Databankenrecht, Domeinnaamrecht, Handelsnaamrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht, Verbintenissenrecht | 6 January 2017
A “cease and desist” letter is a letter in which a party is asked to discontinue a particular act. Often the party concerned is asked […]
By Wouter Dammers | ICTrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Internettechnologie, Privacy, Softwarerecht | 19 December 2016
Cloud computing is the purchase of data, services, software, etc. from the cloud. Cloud computing is popular because it is flexible. You can access the […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, ICTrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Octrooirecht, Softwarerecht | 9 January 2017
In technical terms, a computer program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer. Computer programs are written in a specific […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 9 June 2016
Copyright rules are laid down in the Copyright Act. Copyright was created to provide the creator of a work with legal protection for the integrity […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 21 December 2016
Copyright is the English name for the Dutch auteursrecht. Moreover, copyright © is also often used to indicate the reservation of copyrights on, for example, […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 9 January 2017
The Copyright Act (Aw) is the law that regulates copyright in the Netherlands. In addition to copyright, the Copyright Act also regulates neighbouring rights, portrait […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Contractenrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Verbintenissenrecht | 6 December 2016
The Copyright Contract Law Act entered into force on 1 July 2015. Copyright contract law is elaborated in Chapter IA of the Copyright Act and […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 13 January 2017
The copyright notice (©) accompanying a work (for example at the bottom of a website) is often regarded as a requirement for having copyrights to […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 6 January 2017
The copyright maker is the creative creator of a work. The “creative creator” means that it is not the person who technically made the work, […]
By Wouter Dammers | Aansprakelijkheidsrecht, Auteursrecht, inbreuk, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, schade, Verbintenissenrecht | 9 January 2017
In the event of copyright infringement, the infringer can be held liable to pay damages. The rules to claim liability of the infringer, and the […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Databankenrecht, ICTrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Privacy | 22 March 2017
The literal translation from Latin of the word data is “that is given”. In ICT, data means “computer data”. Data and Ownership By law, it […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Databankenrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 21 December 2016
A database is protected under copyright if creative choices have been made with regard to the database. Some databases are not creative and are therefore […]
By Wouter Dammers | Aansprakelijkheidsrecht, algemene voorwaarden, beëindiging, Contractenrecht, ICTrecht, ingebrekestelling, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, licentieovereenkomst, meerpartijenovereenkomst, ontbinding, opschorting, opzegging, schadevergoeding, Verbintenissenrecht, Vermogensrecht, verzuim, wanprestatie | 19 December 2016
Non-performance has to do with violating conditions from an agreement. The Dutch Civil Code provides that parties to an agreement must comply with the conditions […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 16 March 2017
Dilution of a trademark can occur if a trademark or a corresponding sign is widely used by persons other than the rightholder. The distinctive character […]
By Wouter Dammers | Domeinnaamrecht, ICTrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 9 June 2016
A domain name is a – in many cases easy to remember – name that refers to an underlying numeric IP address. This IP address […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, inbreuk, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 12 January 2017
Duplicating a work means taking over or copying work. Editing a work that does not create a new original work can also be seen as […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 16 March 2017
An EU trademark is a trademark registered throughout the European Union. EU trademarks should be registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). An […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Procesrecht | 6 December 2016
An ex parte puts holders of intellectual property rights in a procedure to put an end to an impending infringement. The ex parte is somewhat […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, inbreuk, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 20 March 2017
Articles 16b and 16c of the Copyright Act stipulate that a few copies of a work may be made for your own use, study or […]
By Wouter Dammers | Aansprakelijkheidsrecht, algemene voorwaarden, Contractenrecht, ICTrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Verbintenissenrecht | 16 December 2016
The ICT – Office conditions are industry conditions for ICT suppliers. Nederland ICT The ICT – Office Conditions have been drawn up by Nederland ICT, […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 4 January 2017
Ideas as such cannot rest on intellectual property rights. Ideas are free to be used by anyone. Ideas can only be protected if they have […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, inbreuk, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten | 13 January 2017
Under the right to quote, a relevant part of someone else’s work may be reproduced, provided certain conditions are met. This applies not only to […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Databankenrecht, Domeinnaamrecht, Handelsnaamrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht, Octrooirecht | 16 December 2016
Intellectual property is a collective name for various rights to things that people invent or create. Intellectual property can rest on anything. Examples include texts, […]