A new front in the patent wars: CJEU asked for guidance on limits to injunctive relief *

European Union, USA - April 11 2013
The patent wars between large technology companies continue unabated. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is set to provide guidance on…

Co-authors: Philipp Werner, Wilko van Weert.

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Seizure of electronic data: dawn raid inspection guidance revised *

European Union - March 22 2013
In an era when the vast majority of written communications are made by electronic means, a company's obligations to cooperate with Commission…

Co-authors: Martina Maier, Mai Muto, Andrea Hamilton.

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Brussels Court of Appeal rules that legal professional privilege applies to in-house counsel *

Belgium - March 19 2013
On 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal delivered a judgment finding that, under Belgian law, in-house counsel are covered by legal…

Co-authors: Wilko van Weert.

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The Microsoft Internet Explorer saga: Microsoft fined €561 million for failure to keep promises *

European Union - March 12 2013
The European Commission has fined Microsoft €561 million (approximately US$730 million) for failure to abide by a commitment made in 2009 to…

Co-authors: Martina Maier, Philip Bentley QC.

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A Dutch court hands down the first substantive damages judgment in the Netherlands for an infringement of competition law *

Netherlands - February 27 2013
In a recent judgment, a District Court in the Netherlands (the DCA) handed down a judgment in what is the first substantive damages judgment in the…

Co-authors: Wilko van Weert.

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