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In a case between the Austrian companies Pago International GmbH and Tirolmilch registrierte Genossenschaft mbH, the ECJ recently held that Austria may, under the circumstances of that case, be regarded as a "substantial part" of the European Community for the purposes of establishing whether the CTM in question has a "reputation in the Community" within the meaning of Article 9(1)(c) of the Community Trademark Regulation ("CTM Regulation"
Alberto de Elzaburu is undoubtedly one of the icons of European trademark law, but what has been far more rewarding for me, and others who have had the privilege of working with him, is his charm and friendship
On 28 January 2010, the Brussels Court of Appeal issued a decision in a case brought by Sabam, a copyright collecting society, against Scarlet, an Internet service provider (ISP
Last Friday, 19 February 2010, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands has referred to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling regarding three questions on the interpretation of the concept of trade mark use within the meaning of article 5 of the Trademarks Directive
