European Patent Office, Board of Appeal, 7 July 2007, T 0007/07 (Ethinylestradiol and drospirenone for use as a contraceptive/BAYER PHARMA AG)

Plans on drastic modification of Dutch dismissal law and the Unemployment Insurance Act

Things are brewing up at the European copyright collection societies, because the Court of Justice of the European Union has rendered a interesting judgment (in Dutch) on the mandatory remuneration for background music.

Tempur regularly litigates against competitors who are using the designation ‘Tempur’ in their advertising campaigns.

The Extraordinary Labor Relations Decree 1945 (Buitengewoon Besluit Arbeidsverhoudingen 1945 (‘BBA’)) stipulates that an employer may only give notice of termination of the employment relationship with an employee after obtaining the prior consent of the UWV and therefore after obtaining a dismissal permit.

In the weekend of 2 June 2012 De Telegraaf had a supplement with the program information for one week.

We have previously written in this newsletter about the Regulation on Restrained Compensation Policies Dutch Financial Supervision Act 2011 ("Wft") of the Dutch Central Bank ("DNB") that entered into force on 1 January 2011.

The Court of The Hague ruled on 11 July 2012 in proceedings on the merits in the umpteenth case between Pretium and the Dutch broadcaster TROS.

The contractor runs a sole proprietorship in which he manufactures and repairs, inter alia, steal constructions by order of third parties.

The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled in legal proceedings between Glaxo and Pharmachemie, in which the question was whether a generic drug may already be included in the so-called G-Standard before the expiry of the patent of the original drug.

Nowadays, in the event of a reorganization an employer usually drafts a social plan, whether or not in consultation or agreement with the trade unions and/or the works council.

The composition of the Works Council is determined by the outcome of Works Council elections.

In principle, a fixed-term employment contract will terminate by operation of law.

A discussion of the judgment of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal of 13 September 2011, LJN BS 7825.

In the Netherlands, the protection of journalistic sources is still not enshrined in the law.

On 13 July 2011, the Court of Rotterdam ruled in a dispute between Stichting Belangenbehartiging Gedupeerde Beleggers Van den Berg (Foundation Representation of Interests of Aggrieved Investors of Van den Berg) (the ‘Foundation’) as claimant and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (legal successor of Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V.) (the ‘Bank’) as defendant

ECJ of the European Union 24 May 2012, Case C-196/11 P (Formula One Licensing/OHIM)

The Albron case made headlines in the Dutch press as a victory for the little guy. The Dutch labour union FNV and 4 ex-Heineken employees took Albron to court in connection with an outsourcing by Heineken of its catering activities to Albron.

On 3 July 2012, the ECJ rendered a judgment in a case between Oracle and UsedSoft.

Early November of this year, the bill to amend the Dutch Telecommunications Act ("TA") was sent to the Lower House of Parliament (TK 2010-2011, no. 32549).