Lexicon

A top-level domain (also known as TLD) is the ‘domain name on the highest level’. It concerns the extension that is (usually) displayed to the […]

A trade name is a name used by a company. A trade name is automatically protected under trade name law when the trade name is […]

The trade name law is regulated in the Trade Name Act. It is an intellectual property right that protects the name under which a company […]

The Trade Register is a register in which companies that participate in economic transactions are registered. Registration is mandatory under the Trade Register Act (Handelsregisterwet). […]

A trade secret, according to the “Trade Secrets Protection Act”, is information that meets the following conditions: a. it is secret in the sense that, […]

The Trade Secrets Protection Act provides the holder of a trade secret with a number of legal remedies to prevent unauthorized use of trade secrets. […]

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 […]

Transmission is the term used when a right is transferred. Property rights, limited rights and rights of action are transferable unless the law or the […]

A treaty is an agreement between two or more states or other subjects of international law, such as the United Nations. Pacta Sunt Servanda Under […]

UDPR stands for Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. Under the UDPR Policy, most brand-related domain name disputes must be resolved through an agreement, lawsuit or arbitration […]

If someone delivers service without a legal basis, there is undue payment. The person who has delivered this performance has the right to reclaim or […]

Unjust enrichment is when someone is enriched at the expense of another without a legal basis. The person who has been enriched without a legal […]

An act is unlawful when this act constitutes an infringement of a right, is contrary to a legal obligation or is contrary to what is […]

The wrongful act is an act or omission by which someone unlawfully or improperly harms another. Article 6: 162 of the Dutch Civil Code stipulates […]

If a clause in general terms and conditions is unreasonably onerous, this clause is voidable. Whether a clause is unreasonably onerous depends on the nature […]

If someone has an urgent interest in a claim, then they claim an interim injunction. There is an urgent interest when a normal procedure (soil […]

Usufruct is the limited right to use another person’s property and enjoy its fruits. Because the other person remains the owner of the property, it […]

An agreement is a multilateral legal act that is in principle form-free (with a few exceptions). In principle, contracts can be concluded on paper, by […]

Scholarly articles related to law frequently use the term “verdict”. A verdict is a decision rendered by a court of law. A judgment from a […]

Een verordening is een besluit van algemene strekking. Er zijn verschillende soorten verordeningen, zo bestaat er een Europese verordening en een Gemeentelijke verordening.

A legal act that has not been properly concluded is “null and void”. When this is the case is regulated by law. Consequence of Nullity […]

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 […]

The Waterfall – method is a classic way of software development that successively goes through different phases of development. Phases The phases that are being […]

Wbp is the abbreviation for “Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens” (Personal Data Protection Act). For more information, see the Personal Data Protection Act.

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 […]