Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") decided that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection.
VAT on costs incurred in connection with an envisaged share disposal is in principle not recoverable. However, if the reason for the disposal lies in the VAT taxed activities of the parent company, VAT on the disposal costs may be recoverable.
In a recent judgement of 24 October 2018 (n° C-124/17, Vossloh Laeis GmbH v. Stadtwerke München GmbH), the European Court of Justice (CJEU) answers two important questions relating to optional exclusions in the context of a public procurement procedure.
On 25 September 2018, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to ZSSK, a Slovak rail company, alleging that it had obstructed a dawn raid by giving incorrect information and deleting data from a laptop.
On 19 September 2018, the European Commission concluded its investigation into two tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to McDonald’s in 2009: the rulings under investigation did not constitute State aid in favour of McDonald’s.
On 9th October 2018, The Hague Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in a long running appeal brought by the Dutch government against a judgment (dated 24th June 2015) of The Hague District Court.
On 11 September the new Basic Regulation on aviation safety rules came into force including for the first time a new section for drones (Unmanned aircraft or UAS).
On 25 September 2018, the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (''ECHA'') ruled in case A-008-2017, annulling the Agency’s decision of 23 March 2017 on the substance evaluation of 2,2',6,6'-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4'-methylenediphenol pursuant
On 7 August 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) delivered its first copyright judgment of 2018. The ECJ held in case C-161/17, Renckhoff, that the unauthorised re-posting of a copyrighted work is an act of communication to the public under Article 3(1)
On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament adopted a new draft Copyright Directive (the so called “Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market”). This new legislation is meant to correct the imbalance between creators and online service providers, by requiring the latter to obtain licences for the works that they make available (and pay for it).
