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AFM sets clear requirements for sustainability claims
AFM sets stricter requirements for sustainability claims in the financial sector. Good Law sees this guidance as an important step for consumer protection and fair competition.
Court: lookalike Verstappen is okay. An analysis
What is and is not allowed when using lookalikes in advertisements? In the case between Verstappen and PICNIC, the Court examined the boundaries between portrait rights and commercial interests. Carja Mastenbroek analyses.
On Hasbro’s multi-pronged Monopoly defense
In this article, Sander Verbeek of Good Law analyses Hasbro's strategy of repeated trademark registrations for Monopoly. He explains how the approach can be seen as bad faith and carries legal risks.
The right of ARVA SPICES
Good Law successfully represented sole trader VAPA Trading in its dispute with wholesaler King Food Products (King), to whom the further marketing of spice mix ARVA SPICES was banned by summary judgment.
The battle for the cube
In this article, Sander Verbeek of Good Law analyses the legal battle surrounding the Rubik's Cube, in which the court ruled that the cube's unique colours and grid are copyrighted.
Renowned form strip protected
In November 2021, partner Carja Mastenbroek of Good Law represented Puma in proceedings against Monshoe Fashion. Last 2 March 2022, District Court of The Hague rendered judgment, in favour of Puma.
Copyright: the rules and exceptions
In this article, Sander Verbeek of Good Law describes the copyright inlaws in the Copyright Act, and the exceptions in the law, specifically according to sections 7 and 8 of the Copyright Act.
Dangerous proliferation of counterfeit products
Since the corona pandemic, the number of counterfeit products coming to the Netherlands from outside the European Union has been increasing dramatically. This was pointed out by television programme Radar.
Quotation, or plagiarism? An interview
Partner Sander Verbeek of Good Law spoke to Boekenbusiness about the limits of copyright for writers. Many non-fiction writers know that plagiarism is prohibited, but are still left with questions.
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