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Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå AB | European Union | 10 Apr 2023
GC clarifies what constitutes genuine use in the European Union
The General Court has confirmed that ads and offers for sale can successfully be used to prove use of an EU trademark in relation to hotel services. The decision provides comfort for holders of trademarks in relation to hotels and other establishments that operate outside the European Union but that have a significant number of consumers within the European Union. The judgment also highlights......
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP | USA | 21 Mar 2023
Data Privacy Alert: Who’s Responsible for Personal Data at a Hotel?
Data privacy and security continue to be significant issues for hotel owners, operators, brands, and managers, representing the potential for both…
Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 10 Jan 2023
5 Trends to Watch: 2023 Hospitality
For many hotels, the pandemic exacerbated the challenges of finding enough qualified workers to fill jobs. While a predicted rise in the overall…
TT&A | India | 22 Dec 2022
CCI penalises MMT and OYO for anti-competitive conduct in the hotel bookings market
🕑 6 minutes The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently fined certain leading Indian online travel agents for abusing their dominant position in the "market for online intermediation services for booking of hotels in India". The CCI also fined a leading budget hotel chain in India for entering into an anti-competitive agreement with the online travel agents. This is a landmark......
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP | USA | 20 Dec 2022
Hotel Workers’ Rights Ordinance Passes In Several Southern California Cities, With More to Follow
On June 28, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council passed a new law requiring Los Angeles hotels to “ensure their workers’ safety and fair compensation.”…
GRAF ISOLA Rechtsanwälte GmbH | European Union | 12 Dec 2022
Advertising goods and services rendered abroad constitutes genuine use of EUTM
🕑 4 minutes The General Court (GC) recently overturned the European Union Intellectual Property Office Board of Appeal's decision on the revocation of an EU trademark for non-use, stating that advertising and promotional activities for hotel and ancillary services which are rendered outside the European Union can constitute acts of use within the European Union. The GC's decision will be......
Fenech & Fenech Advocates | Malta | 16 Nov 2022
Importance of establishing underlying jurisdiction when lifting corporate veil: cancelled charter of cruise liner
🕑 9 minutes A recent case concerned a charter of a cruise liner that was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic, resulting in losses to the charterer. The plaintiff requested that the court lift the corporate veil of the defendants and find them jointly and severally liable for the debt owed to it. However, the court found that it lacked jurisdiction to do so and that establishing......
Bird & Bird LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Nov 2022
Guarantees: “The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry…”
Welcome to HMA Bites! In each edition of Check-In we will take a concise look at an issue relating to hotel management agreements ("HMAs") and…
Bird & Bird LLP | France | 8 Nov 2022
New French hotel classification
French hotels are classified based on a star rating system similar to other countries. Ratings are determined by criteria that hotels must meet to…
CMS Netherlands | Netherlands | 14 Jun 2022
Further restrictions to hotels as Amsterdam adopts regulation to cap overnight stays
Since 2017, the municipality of Amsterdam has applied a strict overnight stay policy (Overnachtingsbeleid). This means that in almost all parts of…
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