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Telecoms update: NL Court of Appeal about to shed light on FRAND issues
For the first time since the CJEU decision in Huawei v ZTE, the Dutch Court of Appeal has the opportunity to provide insight into how the FRAND-ness of the business conduct of a SEP-owner is to be assessed. After a long period of silence in Dutch case law on FRAND-issues, there are promising developments ahead,
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Rankings Chambers Global 2019: again great results for BarentsKrans
Chambers Global 2019 was published today, the guide that provides a global overview of five international jurisdictions. BarentsKrans has a number of wonderful mentions for Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution. Feedback from clients and peers The yearly Chambers ranking lists are based upon feedback received from clients as well as peer reviews. Chambers is
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A filing emergency?
LEGAL POSSIBILITIES AGAINST LARGE-SCALE TRADE MARK FILERS & TRADE MARK SQUATTERS, PART 1: A mysterious trade mark filer called Michael Gleissner Trade mark squatters are a widespread IP phenomenon that every major trade mark owner shall, unfortunately, be familiar with. Recent developments in the trade mark world have led to new attention for actions by
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Three new partners: Lisanne Vissers, Nicole Soliana en Jan-Willem de Jong
BarentsKrans has promoted Lisanne Vissers (Corporate/M&A), Nicole Soliana (Real Estate) and Jan-Willem de Jong (Corporate & Commercial Litigation) to partner. The appointments took effect on 1 January 2019. Lisanne Vissers Lisanne (1988) has broad experience in Dutch corporate and company law. Her expertise and experience focus on mergers and acquisitions and she advises national and
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P. Van De Velde Group further enhances position with Vekopak acquisition
P. Van De Velde Group has reached an agreement for the acquires 100% of the share capital of Vekopak, based in Tilburg (the Netherlands). Through this acquisition, P. Van de Velde Group further expands its folding carton activities, operating under the name Van De Velde Packaging. Michiel Martin and Nicole Bokern acted as legal advisors
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Pharma update: SPC for ezetimibe + simvastatin provisionally invalid
In its judgment in interim relief proceedings of 23 October 2018 in the case Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. / Teva Nederland B.V., Pharmachemie B.V. and Centrafarm B.V. the Court of Appeal of The Hague denied Merck Sharp & Dohme’s claim for injunctive relief regarding the sale of a generic combination product of ezetimibe +
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South African Institutions back Steinhoff class action run by BarentsKrans
Many of the largest institutions in South Africa have decided to pursue claims on behalf of their clients and funds that suffered losses as a result of the collapse in the share price of global retailer Steinhoff in December 2017. The institutions include Abax Investments, Allan Gray, Bateleur Capital, Coronation, Denker, Electus, Eskom, Investec Asset Management, Investec Wealth
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Culpability of banks’ conduct prior to insolvency under increasing scrutiny
As a result of the crisis, a bank’s liability with respect to its role in the run-up to insolvency is very topical. Many business owners who ended up in the bank’s Special Credits Department after having run into heavy weather, complained about the bank focusing solely on maximising its proceeds. This resulted in numerous unnecessary
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Annelies van der Ploeg appointed partner Commercial Contracts
BarentsKrans, law and civil-law notary firm, has appointed Annelies van der Ploeg as partner for Commercial Contracts starting on 1 July 2018. Annelies specialises in national and international commercial contract law and liability law. In that context, her main focus is on drafting and reviewing purchase and sales agreements, cross-border distribution and agency agreements, collaboration agreements
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Pharma update: injunction against generic combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin denied
In the interim relief decision of 11 June 2018 (ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2018:6802) in the matter Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. / Teva Nederland B.V, Pharmachemie B.V. and Centrafarm B.V. the Provisions Judge of the District Court of The Hague rejected the claim of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. for an injunction against the distribution of the generic combination
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