Under a pre-Expedia instruction of the Dutch Supreme Court, the Arnhem Appeals Court applies the appreciability test to an object infringement *

Netherlands - May 2 2013
On 26 March 2013, the Arnhem Appeals Court rendered its judgment in the Batavus case (LJN: BZ5188) , following remand instructions from the Dutch…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Delphine Gillet, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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ACM highlights its 2013 key priorities *

Netherlands - May 2 2013
The new Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") highlighted the key priorities it will pursue during the rest of the year. It will seek to…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Delphine Gillet, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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General Court partially annuls the Commission decision finding anti-competitive conduct on the part of copyright collecting societies *

European Union - May 2 2013
On 12 April 2013, the General Court partially affirmed and partially annulled the Commission's decision finding that the International Confederation…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Delphine Gillet, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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EU Commission proposal to simplify EUMR notification procedure *

European Union - May 2 2013
From 27 March until 19 June 2013, the EU Commission is conducting a public consultation on its proposed changes to the EU Merger Regulation ("EUMR")…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Delphine Gillet, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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ECJ sets aside General Court's decision concerning right to appeal for lack of adequate reasoning *

European Union - May 2 2013
On 13 April 2013 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") held that the General Court's decision to reject Mindo's initial appeal lacked adequate…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Delphine Gillet, Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling.

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