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Three-dimensional trade marks still alive?

  • NautaDutilh
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • January 28 2010

On 12 January 2010, the Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) rendered a noteworthy decision on the requirements for the validity of Benelux three-dimensional figurative trade marks ("shape marks"

Use of a CTM in one country insufficient to constitute "genuine use"

  • NautaDutilh
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • January 22 2010

On 15 January 2010, the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property ("BOIP") rendered a noteworthy judgment in which it ruled that the use of a Community Trade Mark ("CTM") in one country is not sufficient to constitute genuine use of such a trade mark in the European Community within the meaning of Article 15 of the Community Trade Mark Regulation ("CTMR"

Operational changes in the crisis

  • NautaDutilh
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • January 20 2010

In the event of a site closure, a restructuring or a relocation, an employer that proposes to make redundant over an uninterrupted period of 60 days a certain number of employees must respect the following procedure

State aid

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Belgium, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
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  • November 3 2009

Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have announced that they have agreed to sell some of their assets in order to obtain approval from the European Commission in respect of state aid provided by the UK government

European Commission approves 320 million loan to Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A.

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Belgium, European Union, Luxembourg
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  • July 9 2009

Today, the European Commission approved a 320 million loan from Luxembourg and Belgium to assist in the restructuring of Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A

Community Trade Mark oppositions based on national SPA marks: relevant public

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • June 1 2009

In L’Oréal SA v OHIM T-2107 and L’Oréal SA v OHIM2009 T-10907 (unreported), L’Oréal was prevented from registering SPALINE and SPA THERAPY as Community Trade Marks (CTM) for cosmetic products

Commission approves additional aid measures from Belgium and Luxemburg for Fortis

  • Squire Sanders
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  • Belgium, European Union, Luxembourg
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  • May 19 2009

The European Commission has approved under EC Treaty State aid rules additional aid measures from the Belgian and Luxembourg States stemming from amendments of the agreement between Fortis Holding, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank and the Belgian and Luxemburg authorities

Commission approves additional aid measures from Belgium and Luxembourg for Fortis

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Belgium, European Union, Luxembourg
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  • May 15 2009

To facilitate the acquisition of the Fortis group by BNP Paribas, both Belgium and Luxembourg have provided a number of aid measures

Trademark Law

  • Vondst Advocaten NV
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • May 1 2009

In 1971 the national trademark laws of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were replaced by one uniform Benelux Trademark Act

Five years of trademark opposition in Benelux: a review

  • NLO (Nederlandsch Octrooibureau)
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  • Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
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  • April 1 2009

Although there are certain limitations to the Benelux opposition system, the statistics suggest that it is an ideal tool for exerting pressure in order to achieve a desired outcome swiftly and effectively