ECJ Coty ruling: Suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit authorized distributors
In the ECJ´s ruling of 6 December 2017, the Court has ruled that selective distribution systems that aim to preserve the luxury image of products do not violate European competition law by restricting third-party online platform sales, and confirmed that platform bans are not hardcore restrictions of competition. The Court ruled that online platform bans […]
Taras Utiralov at Legal TMT Forum
Taras Utiralov, Leader of the Information Technologies practice at PETERKA & PARTNERS, took part in a debate about smart contracts and cryptocurrencies at the Legal TMT (Technology. Media. Telecommunications) Forum in Kyiv. The forum was hosted by the Yurydychna Praktyka publishing house on 22 November 2017, and PETERKA & PARTNERS acted as a partner of […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS represented Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) in internet domain case
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech office has successfully represented Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI), a world leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and postproduction equipment, in a case regarding the recovery of the Czech TLD internet domain name from an infringer of the client’s IP rights.
Commission fines five car-safety equipment suppliers in cartel settlement
The European Commission has fined Tokai Rika, Takata, Autoliv, Toyoda Gosei and Marutaka a total of 34 million EUR for breaching EU antitrust rules. The companies took part in one or more of four cartels for the supply of car seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels to Japanese car manufacturers in the EEA.All five suppliers acknowledged […]
Business breakfast at PETERKA & PARTNERS Hungary
A very successful business event was held in mid-October in the premises of the PETERKA & PARTNERS Hungarian office. The office presented new regulations in two areas considered to be hot topics this autumn in Hungary.Ádám Kollár, Partner and Director for the Hungarian office, introduced the main features of the GDPR regulation recently adopted at […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS Tax seminar in Warsaw
The Polish office of PETERKA & PARTNERS is pleased to invite you to another of its business breakfasts ‟VAT Risk – Consequences for Entities and the Persons Managing the Entities”. The breakfast will be held on 30 November 2017 at the PETERKA & PARTNERS premises on Śniadeckich 10, Warsaw.The speaker will be Anna Derdak, Tax […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS chosen ILN Firm of Month for November/December 2017!
We are proud to announce that PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia were chosen by the International Lawyers Network as Firm of the Month for November and December 2017. We would like to express our gratitude for this honour to our partners at the International Lawyers Network, and to our teams of lawyers […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS – Gold Sponsor at Back 2 Business Joint Event in Bucharest
The Romanian office of PETERKA & PARTNERS attended the Back 2 Business Joint Event in Bucharest on 9 November and served as a Gold Sponsor. As part of our aim of having constant involvement in the business community, we offered our support to this prestigious event which united seventeen Chambers of Commerce present in Romania […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech office invites you to new business breakfasts
The Czech office of PETERKA & PARTNERS has organized two upcoming seminars on current legal topics: • On 22 November 2017, Adela Krbcova, Partner and Deputy Director, and Martin Murad, Partner, both from PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, will run the seminar “Monitoring zaměstnanců”/“Online monitoring of employees by employers”.• On 6 December 2017, Rostislav Frelich, […]
Legal services to ABRO Industries INC.
The Ukrainian office of PETERKA & PARTNERS represented ABRO INDUSTRIES, INC., a well-known American company producing top-quality automotive, industrial and consumer products, in disputing a trademark application infringing upon our client’s intellectual property rights at its registration stage with the Ukrainian Trademark Office. The registration of the infringing application was denied.