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Cour de Cassation rules on automotive quantitative selective distribution agreements

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • February 12 2013

The Cour de cassation, France's highest court for judicial matters, rendered a judgment on 15 January 2013 in a case involving Jaguar's distribution

CJEU ruling in Santander: withholding tax on dividends distributed to non-resident UCITS infringes EU freedoms

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 21 2012

On 10 May 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in Santander (joined cases C-33811 to C-34711), stating that the French legislation that imposes a withholding tax on French-sourced dividends when they are received by Undertaking for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS) that are resident in another Member State, infringes the free movement of capital provided for by Articles 63 and 65 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union (TFEU

French court orders French competition authority to disclose antitrust investigation documents

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • September 22 2011

On 24 August 2011, the Commercial Court in Paris ordered the French competition authority, the Autorité de la concurrence (Autorité), to disclose documents relating to the settlement of an antitrust investigation in the context of a private damages action

Access to cartel settlement documents for plaintiffs in France

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • September 8 2011

A French court has added another layer of complexity to cartel cases in the European Union

CJEU extends injunction granted in one jurisdiction to all of the European Union

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 31 2011

In relation to DHL Express France SAS v Chronopost SA, C- 23509, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that an injunction granted by a Community Trade Mark (CTM) court under the CTM Regulation (4094EEC, now replaced by 2072009EC) in one EU Member State has effect, in principle, throughout the European UnionBACKGROUNDChronopost is the owner of a French trade mark and a CTM for WEBSHIPPING in respect of services relating to logistics and data transmission

Advocate General provides opinion in Google AdWords case

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • October 31 2009

In a combined reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation in France , Advocate General Maduro advised the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule that search engines selling keywords to advertisers cannot be liable for trademark infringement

Landmark victory for eBay in trade mark infringement case

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • June 1 2009

On 13 May 2009, eBay, the world’s largest online auctioneer, claimed a landmark victory against L’Oréal after the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (Paris first instance civil court) ruled that eBay was not liable for selling counterfeit products and luxury goods imported from outside the European Union on its website

Commission to intervene in French online selective distribution dispute

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 15 2009

The European Commission is preparing to submit comments before the Paris Court of Appeal in a case brought by cosmetic manufacturer Pierre Fabre Dermo-cosmétique (Pierre Fabre) against a French Competition Authority decision

ECJ dismisses Bouygues Telecom’s appeal on 3G licences

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • April 24 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld a Court of First Instance (CFI) judgment, which found that the retroactive reduction of fees due by Orange and SFR did not constitute State aid and was not discriminatory

ECJ: CFI decision imposing fine of EUR 10.35 million on France Telecom confirmed

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • April 10 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the Judgment of the Court of First Instance (CFI) which imposed a fine of EUR 10.35 million on France Telecom (FT) for abuse of a dominant position on the French internet access market