Morten Petersenn

Firm/Organization: Hogan Lovells

Blogs: Global Media and Communications Watch, LimeGreenIP News

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Germany: Allowing a competitor to implement a characteristic product feature risks loss of its function as an indication of origin

By Morten Petersenn & Charlotte Reimers on May 7, 2019

Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main “Exzenterzähne II” (“Eccentric Teeth II”) The Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main ruled that the unique selling point (USP) or “individual character” of a product that serves as an indication of origin may lose that function if the manufacturer of the original product has previously allowed a competitor to adopt that feature into one of its own products. However, the function as indication of origin will only be lost…

Global Media and Communications Watch

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

By Penny Thornton, Alastair Shaw, Morten Petersenn, Winston Maxwell, Benedikt Lüthge, Alberto Bellan & Anne Schmitt on April 18, 2019

On 15th April the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Copyright Directive (the “Directive”), ending a negotiation process which first started with the Commission’s proposal for a new Directive in early 2016. After publication in the Official Journal of the EU, Member States will have two years to implement the Directive. In Council the UK voted to adopt the Directive, but it’s by no means certain that the UK will implement it. If the…

LimeGreenIP News

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

By Penny Thornton, Alastair Shaw, Morten Petersenn, Winston Maxwell, Benedikt Lüthge, Alberto Bellan & Anne Schmitt on April 15, 2019

Today the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Copyright Directive (the “Directive”), ending a negotiation process which first started with the Commission’s proposal for a new Directive in early 2016. After publication in the Official Journal of the EU, Member States will have two years to implement the Directive. In Council the UK voted to adopt the Directive, but it’s by no means certain that the UK will implement it. If the UK…

Global Media and Communications Watch

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

By Penny Thornton, Alastair Shaw, Morten Petersenn, Winston Maxwell, Benedikt Lüthge, Alberto Bellan & Anne Schmitt on April 15, 2019

Global Media and Communications Watch

DSM Watch: Navigating Article 13 (now 17) of the Copyright Directive

By Alastair Shaw, Penny Thornton, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Alberto Bellan, Anne Schmitt & Benedikt Lüthge on April 1, 2019

On 26 March 2019 the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive (“Directive”) into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, the EP’s adopted text will become EU law. Member States will then have until mid-2021 to implement it into their national laws. DSM Watch has already overviewed the whole Directive here, and looked at Article 11 on a new press publishers’ right (re-numbered Article…

Global Media and Communications Watch

DSM Watch: Copyright Directive press publishers’ rights: final edition of Article 11 is now Article 15

By Benedikt Lüthge, Alastair Shaw, Penny Thornton, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Alberto Bellan & Anne Schmitt on March 27, 2019

Yesterday (26 March 2019) the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, the EP’s adopted text will become EU law. Member States will then have until mid-2021 to implement it into their national laws. DSM Watch has already overviewed the whole Directive here, and looked at Article 13 on liability of user-uploaded content services (re-numbered Article…

LimeGreenIP News

DSM Watch: Copyright Directive press publishers’ rights: final edition of Article 11 is now Article 15

By Benedikt Lüthge, Alastair Shaw, Penny Thornton, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Alberto Bellan & Anne Schmitt on March 27, 2019

LimeGreenIP News

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive passed by European Parliament

By Alastair Shaw, Penny Thornton, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Alberto Bellan, Anne Schmitt & Benedikt Lüthge on March 26, 2019

Today a short time ago the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, it will become EU law. Member States will then have until mid-2021 to implement it into their national laws. Despite substantial opposition from blocks of MEPs and the large numbers of the general public, the final text does include the controversial press publishers’ right (Article 11)…

Global Media and Communications Watch

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive passed by European Parliament

By Penny Thornton, Alastair Shaw, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Anne Schmitt, Benedikt Lüthge & Alberto Bellan on March 26, 2019

Today the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, it will become EU law. Member States will then have until mid-2021 to implement it into their national laws. Despite substantial opposition from blocks of MEPs and the large numbers of the general public, the final text does include the controversial press publishers’ right (Article 11) and content…

LimeGreenIP News

DSM Watch: Navigating Article 13 of the Copyright Directive

By Alastair Shaw, Penny Thornton, Winston Maxwell, Morten Petersenn, Alberto Bellan, Anne Schmitt & Benedikt Lüthge on March 22, 2019

On 13 February 2019 the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council finally agreed the text of the long-awaited draft Copyright Directive* (COM(2016)593) (“Directive“). The next step will be a vote in the EU Parliament on the agreed text on 26 March 2019. Ahead of that decisive vote, DSM Watch takes a deeper dive into the agreed language of the Directive, starting with the much debated Article 13 (This analysis is based upon the text which…

Morten Petersenn

Germany: Allowing a competitor to implement a characteristic product feature risks loss of its function as an indication of origin

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive clears the finish line

DSM Watch: Navigating Article 13 (now 17) of the Copyright Directive

DSM Watch: Copyright Directive press publishers’ rights: final edition of Article 11 is now Article 15

DSM Watch: Copyright Directive press publishers’ rights: final edition of Article 11 is now Article 15

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive passed by European Parliament

DSM Watch: EU Copyright Directive passed by European Parliament

DSM Watch: Navigating Article 13 of the Copyright Directive

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