13 August 2020
Bird & Bird advises Priveq Investment on its investment in Trendhim ApS
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-advises-priveq-investment-on-its-investment-in-trendhim-aps

Bird & Bird has advised Priveq Investment on its first Danish investment, becoming new majority owner of Danish e-commerce company Trendhim ApS. The sellers are re-investing in the company and will continue their ...

29 April 2020
Swedish case law: Influencers have to properly identify marketing content, but only if it is marketing
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/sweden/swedish-case-law-influencers-have-to-properly-identify-marketing-content-but-only-if-it-is-marketing

A Swedish influencer and a sunglass company agreed that the influencer was to publish one post on Instagram, and one post on her blog to market the sunglass company. The influencer got financial compensation from the ...

01 April 2020
Increased leeway for horizontal and vertical co-operation in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/increased-leeway-for-horizontal-and-vertical-cooperation

Existing competition rules are broad enough to also cater for extraordinary times such as the COVID-19 crisis. The EU as well as the network of European competition authorities are now explicitly acknowledging that ...

25 May 2018
Six months until the Geo-Blocking Regulation applies: we are prepared, are you?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/six-months-until-the-geoblocking-regulation-applies-we-are-prepared-are-you

As of 3 December 2018, the EU Geo-blocking Regulation will apply. The regulation is relevant for all traders offering their goods or services to EU end-users (B2C and B2B).

14 August 2020
FCCA's policy to prohibit recordings of hearings declared unlawful
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/fccas-policy-to-prohibit-recordings-of-hearings-declared-unlawful

According to the decision of the Deputy Chancellor of Justice ("DCJ"), the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") cannot restrict the right of attorneys to record the hearings conducted by the FCCA under ...

26 November 2019
Life in plastic is fantastic for Mattel in designs win
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/life-in-plastic-is-fantastic-for-mattel-in-designs-win

Mattel Inc. successfully obtained a declaration of invalidity against a Community design registration for a doll's head; the design lacked individual character over an earlier design for Mattel's Barbie Doll.

28 September 2020
Responding to the Black Lives Matter movement, and making Black History Month really count
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/responding-to-the-black-lives-matter-movement-and-making-black-history-month-really-count

The Black Lives Matter movement has been around since 2013. It originated with the creation of a hashtag on social media in response to the killing of a Black teenager and the acquittal of the man who shot him; but in ...

12 March 2020
How Franchisors Should Deal with the Impact of COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/how-franchisors-should-deal-with-the-impact-of-covid-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is fundamentally a human crisis, but its impact upon business in general, and franchising in particular, cannot be ignored. Since 24 February, when for the first time there were more ...

03 January 2019
What lessons can retailers learn from the European Commission's investigation into Guess' distribution arrangements?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/lessons-from-the-european-commissions-investigation-into-guess-distribution-arrangements

On 17 December 2018, the European Commission ("Commission") announced its decision to fine the fashion brand Guess, nearly EUR 40 million for imposing anti-competitive restrictions on its authorised retailers.

06 September 2018
Talking Shop Summer 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/talking-shop-summer-2018

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