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UK Supreme Court Rejects Amazon's Trademark Infringement Appeal

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In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark...more

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CJEU confirms the limitations of MS’ powers to regulate online services providers based in other MS

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On 9 November 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union has rendered a landmark decision which reiterates the ‘country-of-origin principle’ and paves the way for more legal certainty for providers of information...more

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Flash Sale…? Make Sure You Know the Rules

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With the ubiquitous “Black Friday”—and now “Black Week”—having taken hold in the European Union and the United Kingdom, consumers will currently be inundated with offers and shopping around for the best deal. Retailers should...more

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EU Moves Forward with Broad Regulations on Online Services that Impose Fines up to 6% of a Company’s Annual Gross Revenue

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The proposed Digital Services Act will require online services (including social media platforms, search engines, and marketplaces) to implement policies and procedures aimed at increasing transparency and combatting illegal...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Latest Retailer Tech Trends Go Beyond Cookies to Include The Fast-Growing Metaverse - Published by Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk...

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Throughout the pandemic, retailers had to act swiftly to adapt to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. This meant making the most of the technologies available and experimenting with new technologies — both...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: June - July 2021

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The French Competition Authority (FCA) Fined a Watchmaker for Obstruction of an Antitrust Investigation - On 9 July 2021, the FCA fined a watchmaker for failing to respond to a request for...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

EDPB Issues New Guidance on Storing Credit Card Data for Future Purchases

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Online retailers storing credit card data for the sole purpose of facilitating further purchases will likely need to obtain consumer consent. Online shopping has boomed in recent years. In 2020, the European statistics...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Retail Price Maintenance: Dammann Frères Fined for Imposing Online Sale Price of Tea to Its Retailers

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In Decision No. 20-D-20 issued on Dec. 3, 2020, the French Competition Authority fined the tea producer Dammann Frères €226,000 for forbidding its retailers to freely determine their own online resale prices for Dammann...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.16.2020 | Top Story: EU and UK Regulators Announce Sweeping New Laws Aimed at Big Tech Gatekeepers

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EU and British authorities unveiled new proposals this week to “crimp the power of ‘gatekeeper’ platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which policymakers argue deserve more oversight given their outsize...more

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When Trademarks Get Messi: Likelihood of Confusion and Leo Messi’s Big European Trademark Win

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On September 17, 2020, legendary footballer Leo Messi achieved an elusive goal that he had been pursuing for years. No, he did not finally win a World Cup championship for the Albiceleste. Rather, after a nearly decade-long...more

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Beyond Brexit transition – VAT on cross-border movement of goods

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Businesses moving goods to or from Great Britain will face new compliance burdens. EU businesses making sales to UK customers may have to register for UK VAT for the first time....more

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Digital Markets: Closing the Regulatory Gap on All Fronts?

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The European Commission is opening multiple fronts to adapt and increase regulatory oversight of digital players in the EU Internal Market. At the same time, EU member states such as Germany and France on the one hand, as...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – September 2020

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EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 - While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules,...more

White & Case LLP

The end of the e-book's secondhand market - Court of Justice of the European Union forbids resale without rights holders' consent

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White & Case Technology Newsflash - In a constantly growing number of sectors, the acquisition process is shifting more and more towards digital. This also applies to the book market. Whereas in the past, mainly physical...more

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Do retailers drop more cookies on Americans or Europeans?

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Americans, but only slightly. United States companies consider several strategies for mitigating the risk that a supervisory authority might determine that they are subject to the GDPR (or the ePrivacy Directive)....more

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What percentage of United States retailers have decided to block European visitors from reaching their websites?

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25% There are two situations in which the GDPR purports to apply extraterritorially to companies that have no contact to the European Union. The first situation, described in Article 3(2)(a) of the GDPR, occurs when a...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.02.2019 | Top Story: US Restores Metal Tariffs on Argentina and Brazil

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The White House will again slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil in an apparent reaction to “massive devaluation” of  currencies in both South American nations....more

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PSD2 & Brexit: EU Card Issuers Must Apply SCA to UK Website Purchases Post-Brexit

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European Commission confirms SCA measures should apply to EU consumers purchasing from UK websites in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Complex payment processing chains comprise multiple entities operating behind the scenes...more

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The VBER Consultation - Stakeholders Call For an Update to Reflect the Realities of the E-Commerce Market

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Stakeholder submissions to the European Commission (Commission) on the EU competition rules governing distribution practices reveal widespread concern that the current framework is inadequate to meet the growing e-commerce...more

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Readiness for PSD2: APIs Fall Short, but More Time for SCA

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While the payments industry scrambles to meet new standards for APIs, the FCA grants an extension for SCA compliance. In an effort to evaluate the readiness of banks to comply with the revised EU Payment Services Directive...more

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CJEU: Online commerce – Provision of contact details clarified

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The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that online sales platforms are not necessarily obliged to always provide consumers with a contact telephone number in order to meet statutory obligations. Other means of...more

White & Case LLP

Who'd have guessed: Coty did not end the debate!

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The e-commerce sector inquiry and inconsistent national case law and enforcement practice have illustrated the need for clarifications and/or reform regarding e-commerce restrictions. Even after the ECJ's Coty judgment, a...more

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European logistics and warehousing: The outlook for 2019

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The European warehousing and logistics market is growing at unprecedented rates. Such growth comes with threats as well as opportunities, and investors need to be aware of local conditions to maximize returns. There are huge...more

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Annual EU Competition Review 2018

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CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS - CJEU’S EYE-OPENING RULING ON ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE AND OFF-LABEL MISINFORMATION – C 179/16, HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AND OTHERS V AGCM, 23 JANUARY 2018 – On 23 January 2018, the CJEU...more

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Trending topics in retail and fashion

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The retail and fashion industries may be transforming at a rapid pace, but the Hogan Lovells Retail and Fashion Group will make sure you are on-trend. ...more

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