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Recently, the Rotterdam District Court addressed the question whether an advertisement (“ad”) text on Bol.com (a Dutch variant of Amazon) is protected by copyright. The court mentioned a number of…

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The organization that evaluates the trademark application checks whether a word or logo meets the basic requirements. Otherwise, an application will be rejected. The main reasons for rejections are: The…

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With a trademark registration, a trademark owner acquires the exclusive right to use a trademark [word and/or logo] for certain products or services. The trademark owner can assert the trademark…

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Deadly diseases still exist to this day and they need to be addressed. Thus, we have to predict, prevent and respond to the outbreak of deadly viruses like COVID-19. Artificial…

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The European Commission has proposed a legal framework on Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’). This AI Act proposes a risk based approach with clear requirements and obligations regarding specific uses of AI….

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It has become lucrative for businesses to generate revenue through sourcing and purchasing goods elsewhere. However, these businesses must also be aware of the accompanying risks in doing so. If…

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When processing personal data, the controller must adhere at all times to the principle of transparency. In practice, this means that data subjects should be adequately informed about the different…

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The European Commission has published a draft AI (Artificial Intelligence) Regulation. The current laws and regulations are inadequate for AI applications. The approach of this draft is to opt for…

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The government is starting to pay more and more attention to the supervision of AI and its use. On our knowledge platform about legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence legalair.nl we…

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We are inclined to think that using the same trade name is not possible. Is organisation A using a trade name? Then organisation B cannot use exactly the same name….