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ECJ decision in Google AdWords case

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • May 24 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has concluded that Google is not liable for trade mark infringement in relation to its AdWords programme, although advertisers may be

Online stores cannot charge delivery costs if customer withdraws

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
  • -
  • June 7 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in Heinrich Heine GmbH vs Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen eV (Case C-51108) on a question referred for a preliminary ruling on whether the provisions of Articles 6(1) and 6(2) of Directive 977EC on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (the Distance Selling Directive) are to be interpreted as precluding national legislation which allows the costs of delivering the goods to be charged to the consumer even when the consumer has withdrawn from the contract

Circumstances evidencing bad faith in ".eu" domain name registrations

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • October 14 2010

The European Court of Justice has ruled that in order to assess whether there is bad faith in the registration of ".eu" domain names within the meaning of Articles 21(1)(b) of Regulation No 8742004, the national court must take into consideration all of the relevant factors specific to the specific case, particularly the conditions under which both the registration of the trade mark was obtained and the ".eu" domain name was registered

Opt-in mechanisms for behavioural advertising

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • August 10 2010

The Article 29 Working Party has adopted Opinion 22010 on behavioural advertising

Liability for internet host providers in the European Union: time for a reform?

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
  • -
  • January 1 2011

While drafting the EU E-commerce Directive (200031EC), the European Commission considered that one of the key elements for developing electronic commerce in Europe was the issue of service provider liability

Advocate General provides opinion in the Google France Adwords cases

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

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

The Council of Ministers approves submission to Parliament of the State Gaming Draft Bill

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, Spain
  • -
  • April 12 2011

On 4 February 2001, the Council of Ministers approved the submission of the State Gaming Draft Bill (Draft Bill) to Parliament

A stop to second-hand dealing in copyright protected downloads?

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • May 22 2012

The Advocate General's decision in Axel W. Bierbach, administrator of UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp was released at the end of April

Change to EU rules on e-commerce and VAT...and the impact on VAT and regulatory compliance, consumer protection, systems design and pricing structures

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • June 18 2012

New rules coming into effect from 1 January 2015 will have a major impact on suppliers of e-commerce services to consumers within the EU, as well as on providers of online billing and payment systems for such supplies

European commission hosting consultation

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • July 27 2012

The European Commission has commenced a public consultation on the procedures for notifying and acting on illegal content hosted by online intermediaries