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4 results for: intellectual property

4/15/2025 8:00:41 AM

Redefining Economic Dependence: The Tunstall Case and its impact on Licensing Refusals

By Baptist Vleeshouwers Claire De Neve

In the recent Tunstall case, the Belgian Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”) clarified that an abuse of economic dependence can arise...

3/24/2025 10:15:39 AM

By Pauline Kuipers Joost van Roosmalen Sander Wagemakers

Introduction On 13 February 2025, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled on two cases relating to the behaviour and complaint of a...

1/21/2025 11:26:19 AM

By Stephan Waldheim

Widely unnoticed by a broader audience (outside the IP community), in June 2024 the German competition watchdog (“Bundeskartellamt” or...

3/20/2024 2:11:07 PM

By Dr. Sven-Michael Werner Serena Du

The management of subcontractors is often crucial for brands in various industry sectors such as automotive, where the control of their...