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UK Supreme Court Rejects Amazon's Trademark Infringement Appeal

Jones Day on 3/28/2024

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

New “Two-Click Cancellation” Button – German Exceptionalism for Subscription Terminations

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/7/2021

As part of the new Fair Consumer Contracts Act, Germany will soon require specific cancellation/termination mechanisms for consumer subscriptions. These mechanisms come on top of the updated EU-wide consumer contract rules...more

Information Requirements for Online Traders in the UK and European Union

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 12/16/2020

Traders selling goods, services, and/or digital content online to consumers in the United Kingdom and the European Union need to comply with laws requiring the provision of certain information as part of the sales process....more

Traders must be geo-blocking compliant by 3 December 2018

BCLP on 11/26/2018

From 3 December 2018, businesses who sell either B2B or B2C within the EU will have to comply with the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation. The Regulation will have both economic and procedural implications for any trader which sells...more

GDPR COMPLIANCE DEADLINE IS MAY 25, 2018: Privacy Regulation is a Moving Target

Nossaman LLP on 5/17/2018

Worldwide, companies are scrambling to meet the May 25th deadline to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For companies with physical operations in an EU member state, this deadline is...more

The impact of the Geo-blocking Regulation after Brexit

Hogan Lovells on 4/16/2018

In anticipation of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the European Commission has released a Notice to Stakeholders on the impact of Brexit on the incoming rules on geo-blocking (the “Notice“)....more

Protecting Prestige: EU Decision Safeguards Sale of Luxury Brands From Online Marketplaces

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/14/2017

In a major victory for luxury brands in Europe that could have far-reaching effects on e-commerce sales of luxury products in the future, the European Court of Justice (COJ) recently held that a luxury goods supplier can stop...more

EU ends unjustified geoblocking

Hogan Lovells on 11/27/2017

The European Union will end unjustified geoblocking for consumers wishing to buy products or services online within the EU before the end of next year....more

California Court Enjoins Canadian Court’s Global De-listing Order to Google as Contrary to CDA

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 11/10/2017

In a decision that sets up a potential international comity showdown, a California district court granted Google’s request for a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement in the U.S. of a Canadian court order that...more

Shooting the Messenger? Websites could face greater liability for third-party content in the EU

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/2/2015

Three developments in the last two months suggest websites face greater liability for content authored by third parties in the European Union—including reader comments, posts on message boards and social networks, and search...more

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