In a much anticipated judgment, the Irish High Court yesterday decided to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to rule on the validity of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
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Data Protection Commissioner to investigate Schrems complaint
By Jessica Egan on
Posted in Cyber Risk & Data Privacy
The Data Protection Commissioner has been given the green light to investigate Max Schrems’ complaint against Facebook. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) had initially refused to investigate the complaint based on a view that Commission Decision 2000/520/EC (the Safe Harbour Decision) was both valid and binding on the ODPC. Continue Reading Data Protection Commissioner to investigate Schrems complaint
High Court grants injunction prohibiting further trade mark infringement in relation to advertising campaign which has ended.
By John Cahir on
Posted in Intellectual Property
The Irish High Court has issued a significant decision in Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited & anor v- Dunnes Stores (No.2) [2015] IEHC 551holding that a plaintiff is entitled as of right to an injunction where a trade mark is infringed in the course of a comparative advertising campaign even where the advertising campaign in question has ended. The defendant has indicated that it will be appealing the finding of liability made by the court. Continue Reading High Court grants injunction prohibiting further trade mark infringement in relation to advertising campaign which has ended.