ArticleFood Choice Logos Under Full DevelopmentThe blue and green tick marks on food packaging.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleThe Sugar Monster Must Be Curbed, Even To The Detriment Of Dextro EnercyThe sportsmen and women among us often carry Dextro Energy: the glucose tablets are known to make a contribution to the muscles.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleOn Copyright Without FlavorWhen you sit in a restaurant, you're surrounded by copyright protected works: the art on the walls, the restaurant's logo on the menu and in some cases even the dining tables and chairs. NetherlandsIntellectual PropertyGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleWhat Does 'Skinny Orange' Mean?What ingredients do you think are in the product below on the left? No, don't keep reading, I really want your opinion. Go on.NetherlandsMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleGranini France vs Josef Pichler : de la similitude ou non des boissons alcooliques avec boissons non alcooliquesDans son arrêt du 24 mai dernier, dans une affaire opposant la demande de marque de l'Union européenne verbale « JORO » de Josef Pichler à la marque nationale verbale antérieure « JOKO » de Granini France...European UnionIntellectual PropertyNovagraaf Netherlands BV
ArticleFood Supplement Or Medicine? Manufacturer's Intent Is The Deciding FactorThe text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This carries a fine of €525 or €1050.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleEU Regulation Of E-Labelling Of Medical Devices To Apply As Of 1 March 2013On 23 September 2011 the draft of the e-labelling regulation that I wrote about earlier was discussed in the comitiology committee for the Medical Devices Directive.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAxon Lawyers
ArticlePlant-Based Product Roombeter Must Change NameUpfield (now Flora Food Group) must change the sales name of its product ROOMBETER. The plant-based product may compete with with butter as fiercely as it wishes.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticlePR Agency: Hefty Fine For Breach Of Ban On Drugs AdvertisingThere is a ban against advertising drugs to the general public. The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) takes strong action and imposes fines of up to €450,000 per infringement.NetherlandsMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleAuthors' Stricter Rules On Food Advertising Directed At Children In The NetherlandsFood advertising directed at children is a hot topic. NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleIt Might Take Three To BolarThe Düsseldorf Court of Appeal recently challenged established opinion that a third-party’s supply of ingredients to a generic pharmaceutical company for marketing research purposes is not covered by the Bolar exemption.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
ArticleEU Court Rules On No-Fault Liability For Medical Services With Medical DevicesThe judgment in the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Besançon v Thomas Dutrueux, Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie du Jura case that I wrote about earlier has been handed down by the EU Court on 21 December and as expected, the EU Court followed its Advocate General. European UnionFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAxon Lawyers
ArticleCBD Oil To Combat Exam StressIn a television commercial, a cool teenager confides that he is extremely tense about his final exams. Luckily, he has Original Clear Mind ...NetherlandsMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleReporting Unsafe Foods Within 4 Hours? Not Always Required Anymore!On 1 September, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) updated its Guidance on Reporting Unsafe Food.NetherlandsMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleMore On Internet Sales Of Medical DevicesWith the Ker-Optika judgment that I wrote about before in relation to internet sales of medical devices and online sale of eHealth services the European Court (ECJ) set boundaries for national legislation in the EU regulating the internet sales of medical devices.European UnionFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAxon Lawyers
ArticleACM Starts Enforcement Of Sustainability Claims In Food SectorImportant news: the Netherlands' Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced its focus on enforcement of sustainability claims in the food sector in 2025. NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleNew Rules For Discount Communications In 2023From 1 January 2023, new rules for communicating rebates will apply.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHoogenraad & Haak advocaten
ArticleSustainability Claims In The Food IndustryAs elaborated on in this article by our colleague Bram Nijhof every February, the Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM"), shares its agenda for the coming year.NetherlandsFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesTaylor Wessing
ArticleMarques verbales faiblement distinctives et usage sous une forme modifiée : quid de l'altération du caractère distinctifCette affaire opposait, depuis 2018, la société espagnole General Markets Food Ibérica Transgourmet Ibérica et la société allemande Aldi.European UnionIntellectual PropertyNovagraaf Netherlands BV