On 21 December 2020, the Opposition Division of the EUIPO rejected the registration application for the ‘CHAMPAWS’ trade mark for pet beverages because it evoked the ‘CHAMPAGNE’ PDO.
As the B2B law applies to all contracts between businesses, it will generally concern contracts for the provision of services and commercial distribution that are common in business life
U vindt hieronder een overzicht van recente juridische ontwikkeling op Europees en Belgisch niveau.
The B2B law inevitably has an important effect on the general terms and conditions of your agreements. In this section of our practical guide we explain why. You will find out how important it is to review your general terms
In this section of our guide, we deal with the issue which parties are affected by the law and which clauses are subject to this law. We also deal with the situation with regard to contracts in force on 1 December 2020.
On 12 November 2020, the European Commission published long awaited draft new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for data transfers between EU and non-EU countries (i.e. outside the EEA).
1 December 2020 marks a major turning point for business-to-business contracts (B2B), as that is the date on which the law prohibiting unfair contract terms will enter into force.
Are you a small, medium or big company? As a builder, banker, retailer, seller or any other business, do you enter into B2B agreements that usually provide for some penalties, limitation of liability, specific duration or transfer of risks?
Nadat België zijn regels inzake prijsverminderingsaankondigingen heeft moeten afschaffen, zal het nu ten gevolge van EU-richtlijn 2019/2161 opnieuw aangepaste regels moeten invoeren.
