The new EU Design package | Repair clause soon EU-wide
On 10 October 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the two proposals to revise both the Design Directive (Dir. 98/71/EC) and the Community Design Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002. This new “Design package” mainly aims to align the design protection system in the EU with the digital age and to create a […]
Large-Scale Online Copyright Infringement | New Judicial Procedure
On 6 May 2024, the Royal Decree of 18 April 2024 concerning the establishment of the service for the fight against copyright and related rights infringements on the Internet and the illegal operation of online gambling games was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This Royal Decree provides for the entry into force of a […]
CJEU allows strict liability when enforcing provisional measures for IP infringement
In a judgment of 11 January 2024 in Mylan v Gilead (C-473/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has accepted that a party enforcing a provisional measure can be held liable to compensate the defendant for any damages and costs caused by the enforcement, when the intellectual property right on the basis […]
