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Does the evolution of sustainable development affect how we interpret WTO provisions?
18 January 2019According to IGIR fellow Michelle A. C. Kristy, WTO law should be interpreted in a way that takes the evolution of sustainable development into account. Her PhD research suggests six components of sustainable development that enable WTO Members to better identify relevant WTO provisions and to interpret them in light thereof. -
International colloquium on Restoring Trust in Trade in honour of Peter Van den Bossche
17 January 2019On 17 December the Law Faculty of Maastricht University hosted an international colloquium entitled “Restoring Trust in Trade” in honour of Professor Peter Van den Bossche. -
Is Big Data a game changer for IP rights?
10 January 2019The need to guarantee the free flow of information in a Big Data economy forces us to re-think Intellectual Property Rights and find an appropriate balance between competition, innovation, privacy and incentives. -
Should a trade mark owner be able to stop others from marketing the same product after removing the trade mark?
18 December 2018Most people’s gut-feeling would say yes… because it sounds unfair. The CJEU also opines yes, but bends EU trade mark protection rules considerably and thereby increases EU trade mark protection for trade mark proprietors regarding two aspects: 1) the scope of when a sign is used in the course of trade, and 2) the scope of the right of first marketing.
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