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Jurisdiction in online infringement cases: “substantial link” theory confirmed

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
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  • January 28 2009

In Ferrara v Ministère public (Case 07-87.281, 9th September 2008) the Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court has confirmed the applicability of the “substantial link” theory in criminal cases involving the infringement of IP rights on foreign websites

Advocate General provides opinion in the Google France Adwords cases

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • November 19 2009

The Advocate General has released his opinion in the Google Adwords cases being brought in the French courts

Paris High Court applies French law in book scanning case

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
  • -
  • March 22 2010

The 3rd Chamber of the Paris High Court (the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris) decided to apply French law to a case involving Google and French book editors

Deep linking may not constitute copyright infringement

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
  • -
  • July 2 2010

The Court of First Instance of Nanterre has ruled that a web portal that provides a deep link to the website of a software developer where the latter's software can be downloaded does not constitute copyright infringement

Google Books infringes French copyrights, but not trademarks

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
  • -
  • February 3 2010

The Paris High Court has found Google Inc liable for copyright infringement just as it is about to launch its new service, Google Editions, allowing consumers to purchase books that they have previewed on Google Books