1 - 0 for artistic freedom v. Louis Vuitton *

Netherlands - July 21 2011
The District Court of the Hague annulled the ex parte injunction against the artist Nadia Plesner which had prohibited her to use a depiction of a Louis Vuitton bag in one of her socio-critical illustrations.

Artistic freedom v. Louis Vuitton's community design rights *

Netherlands - April 14 2011
Louis Vuitton claimed an ex-parte court order against the artist Nadia Plesner for infringing its Community design rights in the "Multicolor Canvas" pattern by using the picture of a Louis Vuitton handbag in her "Campaign for Darfur."

Non-commercial use of trademark "DigiD" by Dutch government does not infringe dutch trade name rights in "Digi-D" *

Netherlands - January 20 2011
The District Court of The Hague rendered a decision in the summary proceeding DigiD v. Digi-D.