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  • If you like it, then you shoulda put good faith in it

    As the title suggests: Beyoncé already knew that good faith can determine the fate of one’s actions. This is also true for registering trade marks. One should hence avoid bad faith practices, as defined by Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

  • Louboutin red sole shoes and copycats

    Christian Louboutin vs Van Haren Schoenen - The CJEU is to decide as to whether or not the red colour on soles of Louboutin shoes represents an aspect of a shape of the product, in which case it would not be protectable.

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  • About honour crimes and millennials

    Globalising law, justice and legal education in the Western world and Arab countries. Is it reasonable for academics and judges to engage in a dialogue with the Arab and Islamic world about the curriculum of legal education? (Dutch only)

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  • Why did we not write a blog about Charlie Hebdo and the aftermath?

    The senseless killings and horrific attack on a newspaper and on a shop. Of course these terrorist attacks are violations of the right to life and the freedom of expression and therefore on our democratic societies. The perpetrators wanted to instill fear and to create chaos and undo our precious...

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  • New Book on Pluralism and European Private Law

    This week, the book based on the conference on pluralism in European private law, organised by Leone Niglia of the University of Exeter, was published by Hart Publishing. 

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