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 | 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 | 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 | 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, […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 18 January 2017
To obtain a trademark, it must be registered. For Benelux trademarks, this filing must be made by means of a trademark application at the Benelux […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 14 March 2017
If a trademark is used for the purpose of referring to that trademark, this is permitted under certain conditions. This is called “referring brand usage”. […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 9 June 2016
A trademark is a sign used to indicate goods or services in economic traffic. A brand can be a logo, name or another distinguishing mark […]
By Wouter Dammers | Auteursrecht, Databankenrecht, Handelsnaamrecht, Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht, Octrooirecht, Procesrecht | 20 December 2016
Op grond van artikel 1019h Rv is het mogelijk om in intellectuele eigendomszaken een volledige vergoeding van de werkelijke proceskosten te vorderen. De werkelijke proceskosten komen […]
By Wouter Dammers | Intellectuele eigendomsrechten, Merkenrecht | 20 March 2017
In trademark law, in some cases, only holders of “well-known trademarks” can take action against certain use of their trademark by a third party. The […]