2024

NEWSLETTER 2024-04

Here we are again with our NEWS! Every quarter we write about what strikes us in our areas of interest in intellectual property, advertising and food law. This time, among other things, about Greenpeace using a portrait of Rabobank CEO Stefaan Decraene and about the Dutch Tennis Association asserting a 'legitimate interest' to use a portrait. At this Christmas time, of course, the question arises whether a meat substitute can be called "vegetarian steak”. And is the statement "Excluding medicines" in an advertising brochure clear enough? And what about sustainability claims related to cruises? Also, we note some remarkable judgments on trademarks of Penguin Random House, Chiquita, and 'Neuschwanstein' and discuss the long-awaited Compass Banca ruling on the 'average consumer'.

Newsletter 2024-03

Here we are again with our NEWS! Every quarter we note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of IP, advertising and food law. This time i.a. about the unlawful use of dairy names for plant based products, trademarks with a conceptual meaning and ‘neutralisation’, discount communication, a high fine due to exploded powerbanks and new procedural rules from 1 January 2025.

Newsletter 2024-02

Here we are again with our NEWS! Every quarter we note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of IP, advertising and food law. This time i.a. about health claims and medicine fines, the sale of second-hand LEGO sets, the "sustainable choice" claim, mediation and comparative advertising.

Newsletter 2024-01

Here we are again with our NEWS! Every quarter we note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of IP, advertising and food law. This time i.a. about environmental claims in a brand, product name or trade name, Dr. Martens' black boots and Rihanna's Puma sneakers, the warning "May contain [allergen]" and Shell's sustainability ambition.

2023

Newsletter 2023-04

Here we are again with our NEWS! Every quarter We note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of IP, advertising and food law. How can we properly communicate sustainability claims? Can one claim copyright on a rather simple design? There are new rules for 'chocolate' foodstuff. While the trademark case initiated by the famous Dutch JISKEFET satire group stranded without any humour, position marks for sneakers seem to gain space. No heavy stuff at the end of the year. Happy days.

Newsletter 2023-03

Here’s our quarterly NEWS. We note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of intellectual property, advertising and food law, written from a European or Dutch perspective. Sustainability claims are in the core of any commercial communication. However, communicating honestly about sustainability is harder than it seems, while the rules are also changing at breakneck speed. And how about all the AI related challenges? Any questions? We have the answers!

Newsletter 2023-02

Here’s our quarterly NEWS. We note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of intellectual property, advertising and food law, written from a European or Dutch perspective. Sustainability claims are in the core of any commercial communication. However, communicating honestly about sustainability is harder than it seems, while the rules are also changing at breakneck speed. And how about all the AI related challenges? Any questions? We have the answers!

Newsletter 2023-01

Here’s our quarterly NEWS. We note a few interesting developments within our focus areas of intellectual property, advertising and food law, written from a European or Dutch perspective. Would you like to know more, or are you facing an issue within these areas? Do contact us. And have have you seen our improved website yet? 

2022