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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
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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legislation which allows the costs of delivering the goods to be charged to the consumer even when the consumer has withdrawn from the contract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

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

Baker & McKenzie
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European Union
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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

E-commerce: consumer information: hyperlink inadequate

Baker & McKenzie
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European Union
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December 31 2012

E-commerce websites that do not provide access to information set out in Directive 977 relating to consumer protection in respect of distance contracts