For the purposes of the EU’s counterfeit goods Regulation No 1383/2003, who is to decide on whether the design of 64 000 bottles of mouthwash imported into Estonia from Ukraine infringes a registered design in Estonia?
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Case C-449/12, van Luijk – No fingerprints? No Dutch passport.
Are the Dutch rules requiring passport applicants to be fingerprinted and to have their biometric data stored initially in local registers, and then in a central register, compatible with EU law?
Continue readingCase C-447/12, Kooistra – No fingerprints? No Dutch ID card.
Are the Dutch rules that require four fingerprints to be taken from people wishing to have a Dutch identity card compatible with EU privacy law?
Continue readingCase C-446/12, Willems – No fingerprints? No Dutch passport. No travel outside the EU.
Are the Dutch rules requiring the fingerprinting of all applicants for a Dutch passport compatible with EU law?
Continue readingCase C-228/11, Melzer – jurisdiction and cross-border participation in a tort
For the purposes of Article 5(3) of EC Regulation 44/2001, does a German court have jurisdiction to hear an action for damages where several people have participated in an unlawful act, including a company domiciled in the United Kingdom?
Continue readingCase C-387/12, Hi Hotel – jurisdiction and participation in copyright infringement
For the purposes of Article 5(3) of EC Regulation 44/2001, does a German court have the jurisdiction to adjudicate copyright infringement where there has been a contributory act in France?
Continue readingCase C-360/12, Coty Prestige Lancaster Group – jurisdiction and participation in trade mark infringement
Can a trade mark be infringed in Germany as a result of an act committed in Belgium? And for the purposes of Article 5(3) of EC Regulation 44/2001, does the harmful event occur in Germany if a tortious act is committed in Belgium but there was participation in the main tortious act which took place in Germany?
Continue readingCase C-370/12, Pringle – is the ESM Treaty compatible with the EU Treaties?
Is Council Decision 2011/199/EU, amending Article 136 of the TFEU with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro, valid? And is a Member State entitled to enter an international agreement such as the European Stability Mechanism Treaty (ESM Treaty) or would that mean undertaking obligations which are incompatible with the TEU and TFEU?
Continue readingCase C-293/12, Digital Rights Ireland – telecoms, privacy and freedom of expression
Does the restriction on the use of a mobile telephone arising from the data retention Directive 2006/24 contravene the EU Charter’s rights to privacy, data protection, and freedom of expression?
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