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	<title>Comments on: By Royal Appointment: No Closer to an EU Private International Law Settlement?</title>
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		<title>By: Ruth Janal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ruth Janal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree that the eDate Advertising decision is unconvincing. To me, the most important aspect of the decision is that it does not apply to damages alone, but also to injunctions (orders not to infringe the personality right). That is quite at odds with the Court&#039;s decision in Besix regarding Art. 5 no. 1.   

The Wintersteiger decision takes matters one step further by applying the principles developed with respect to an infringement of personality rights to infringements of trademarks. At least there is some foreseeability regarding a person&#039;s &#039;centre of interest&#039; (despite the legimitate doubts which you&#039;ve raised). With respect to trademark infringement, competitors on the market may have a hard time identifying potential trademarks in all 27 Member States. In terms of conflicting national trade marks protected in different Member States (cf. the German Federal Court of Justice&#039;s &#039;Hotel Maritime&#039;-decision), the Court of Justice&#039;s approach allows the courts of the country in which the claimant&#039;s right is registered to decide upon internet-wide injunctions. That certainly is some advantage for the claimant. On the other hand, if the supposed infringer had received a warning letter and then breached his undertaking not to further infringe the trademark, Besix would apply.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree that the eDate Advertising decision is unconvincing. To me, the most important aspect of the decision is that it does not apply to damages alone, but also to injunctions (orders not to infringe the personality right). That is quite at odds with the Court&#8217;s decision in Besix regarding Art. 5 no. 1.   </p>
<p>The Wintersteiger decision takes matters one step further by applying the principles developed with respect to an infringement of personality rights to infringements of trademarks. At least there is some foreseeability regarding a person&#8217;s &#8216;centre of interest&#8217; (despite the legimitate doubts which you&#8217;ve raised). With respect to trademark infringement, competitors on the market may have a hard time identifying potential trademarks in all 27 Member States. In terms of conflicting national trade marks protected in different Member States (cf. the German Federal Court of Justice&#8217;s &#8216;Hotel Maritime&#8217;-decision), the Court of Justice&#8217;s approach allows the courts of the country in which the claimant&#8217;s right is registered to decide upon internet-wide injunctions. That certainly is some advantage for the claimant. On the other hand, if the supposed infringer had received a warning letter and then breached his undertaking not to further infringe the trademark, Besix would apply.</p>
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