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Titanium dioxide: France's offensive continuesSubscribers only

France wants to continue to defend the classification of titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen at European level. The government has just announced that it is appealing against the decision of the European Court of Justice, which annulled it last November.

CJEU: Advocate General considers that an operator may request amendment of a RAPEX notificationSubscribers only

In her Opinion, communicated by the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union), Advocate General Ćapeta argued that economic operators have the right to request from the competent authorities that a RAPEX notification be completed, particularly when its incompleteness is likely to impede trade in the safe products it wrongly covers.

CJEU: the Général Court annuls the classification of TiO2 as CMRSubscribers only

On 23 November 2022, the European Court of Justice annulled Commission Delegated Regulation 2020/217 (18th ATP to CLP) with regard to the harmonised classification and labelling of titanium dioxide as an inhalation carcinogen in certain powder forms. A rare event, which the European Commission must now examine.

Cosmetics having the appearance of foodstuffs: a CJEU judgmentSubscribers only

In a recent Judgment, the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) ruled in favour of the Lithuanian national authorities, who had ordered the withdrawal from the market of bath bombs that looked like foodstuffs. According to the Court, the provisions of Directive 87/357 (on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers) do not oblige the auth...

The shape of a lipstick can be a markSubscribers only

The General Court of the European Union ruled in favor of Guerlain against the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and held that a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a lipstick can be sufficiently distinctive to be registered as a trademark.
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Monday, February 20, 2023
Titanium dioxide: France's offensive continuesSubscribers only
France wants to continue to defend the classification of titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen at European level. The government has just announc...
Thursday, December 15, 2022
CJEU: Advocate General considers that an operator may request amendment of a RAPEX notificationSubscribers only
In her Opinion, communicated by the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union), Advocate General Ćapeta argued that economic operators have the rig...
Monday, November 28, 2022
CJEU: the Général Court annuls the classification of TiO2 as CMRSubscribers only
On 23 November 2022, the European Court of Justice annulled Commission Delegated Regulation 2020/217 (18th ATP to CLP) with regard to the harmonised c...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Cosmetics having the appearance of foodstuffs: a CJEU judgmentSubscribers only
In a recent Judgment, the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) ruled in favour of the Lithuanian national authorities, who had ordered the wi...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The shape of a lipstick can be a markSubscribers only
The General Court of the European Union ruled in favor of Guerlain against the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and held that a thr...
Thursday, April 1, 2021
6 months in prison for non-compliant hydroalcoholic solutionsSubscribers only
Since the first half of 2020, the DGCCRF has continued its action to ensure the effectiveness and safety of hydroalcoholic solutions and gels placed o...
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Cosmetics and trademark law: new procedures to defend your trademarksSubscribers only
Brands are of paramount importance for economic players in the cosmetics sector. Used to identify the origin of a product and link it to a specific co...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Essential oils in courtSubscribers only
The determination of the status of products containing essential oils is often quite delicate, but particularly important because it determines the re...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
US: Johnson & Johnson once again sentenced in a cancer-case linked to the use of talc
On May 4, a Missouri jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson and Imery's Talc to pay $110.5 million to a Virginia woman who developed ovarian cancer fo...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Cosmetics: no tests on animals from elsewhere
The issue was raised by the EFfCI (European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients), which wanted to recognition of the right to market in Europe product...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
US: Johnson & Johnson sentenced in a cancer-caseSubscribers only
A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered the cosmetic company Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million (€65 million) to the family of a woman wh...
Monday, October 12, 2015
Trademark: the best practice of protectionSubscribers only
It is essential for brands to protect their trademark – even fundamental. Which one should they choose? What should they pay attention to when filing ...
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