As discussed in the first installment of this two-part post, the Serbian media reported in May 2012 about a book authored by an anonymous Serbian writer, entitled “Kad porastem biću Nole” (“When I grow up, I want to be Nole”) and published without authorization from Novak Djokovic (or “Đoković”, in the Serbian transliteration). The tennis star’s nickname […]
Competition law infringements not only hurt public interest by distorting competition, but may also inflict direct harm on businesses and consumers reflected in price surcharges. Antitrust enforcement is therefore not complete if the harmed third parties are not able to recover damages from the infringer. The European Commission has been very active in facilitating private […]
In May of this year, tennis player Novak Djokovic – probably the best known Serb alive – became the focus of a controversy with a strong intellectual property flavor. The media discovered at the time that a book authored by an anonymous Serbian writer and entitled “Kad porastem biću Nole” (“When I grow up, I want […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued only a handful of decisions about plant variety rights, and in such cases the key issue was often licensing, rather than the conditions for obtaining and maintaining rights. The Court addressed the latter type of issues mainly in cases initiated by Ralf Schräder, a German plant breeder. On 18 September 2012, […]
“Luda kuća” (“Crazy House”, in English) is a well-known Chinese restaurant located in the center of Belgrade. The restaurant is owned by “Luda kuća i prijatelji” (“Crazy House and Friends”), a limited liability company. The company registered its trade name with the Serbian Business Registers Agency in April 2011. “Luda kuća 2011” (“Crazy House 2011”), […]
The IBA Annual Competition Conference held in Florence, Italy on 14-15 September 2012 gathered more than 160 participants from all corners of the globe. The panelists and the audience were comprised of lawyers and economists from law enforcement authorities, law firms, and consultancies, as well as from major corporates subject to regulators’ scrutiny, such as […]
Somewhat in the shadow of the decision August Storck KG v OHIM , which concerned chocolate mouse-shaped mark and received coverage in the specialized blogs (e.g. here, here, and here), another decision was also issued yesterday by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The subject of contention in that case (United States Polo Association v. OHIM) was – word […]
(In relation to the dispute between Sunoko and the Commission for Protection of Competition) 1 Introduction In January this year, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (“Commission”) prohibited Sunoko, the largest Serbian producer and exporter of sugar, from acquiring Hellenic Sugar, a Greek company which, inter alia, owns two sugar refineries in Serbia. After the […]
With a post about the (so far) unsuccessful attempt by the Serbian company Sunoko to obtain approval from the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition for the takeover of the Greek company Hellenic Sugar, BDK is launching today its blog devoted to competition law. The blog will follow and comment on the most important developments […]
One month ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) added its authoritative voice to the long-lasting debate on the legal nature of the transfer of software copies. Does the transfer constitute a license or a sale? A license, say most courts in the United States, but also some national courts in the […]
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