12.01.2018

Confectionery Industry Special – Annual Review 2017

Current case law on Trademark, Design and Competition Law, IT & Digital Business, Commercial and Distribution Law, Employment Law as well as Tax Law in Europe

Overview of Topics:

Intellectual Property / Competition Law

“Sweet marks” – current case law on German and European Level
Margret Knitter, LL.M.

Use of Confectionery Trademarks in a way as to preserve Trademark Right – Limits for Use in a Modified Form
Georg Delhaes

Registrability of Slogans
Christina Bauer, LL.M.

Out of sight out of mind? An obligation to recall products may also exist in the case of injunctive relief claims
Dr. Sascha Pres

Pitfalls in food labeling
Dr. Dorothee Altenburg

Chocolate, milk and honey – News on confectionery labeling
Dr. Magnus Hirsch, Stephanie Pfaff

Branded Content – The law strikes back
Dr. Ilja Czernik, Corinna Sobottka

IT & Digital Business

Field report on GDPR implementation projects
Dr. Stefan Peintinger, LL.M.

Commercial and Distribution Law

Cross-border sales contracts: Don’t forget the choice of law rules!
Oliver Korte

Employment Law

The new Pay Transparency Act
Thomas Wittmann

Tax Law

The end of using license boxes is near!
Heiko Wunderlich, Margret Knitter, LL.M.

Find the complete version of the Confectionery Industry Special – Annual Review 2017 here.