06 Nov, 2024 European Court of Justice rules on copyright protection for non-EU works of applied art By Marc Linsner In a significant ruling the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Kwantum Nederland and another v Vitra Collections AG (Case C-227/23)...
06 Nov, 2024 Establishing a reputation in the EU, a defeat for Diego Maradona on the trade mark pitch By Sarah Husslein On 5 November, the EUIPO issued two decisions in opposition proceedings [Sattvica S.A v. Global Royal Empire FZ-LLC - Opposition Division...
06 Nov, 2024 Podcast: EU AI Act - impact on contracts and deals By Camille Beckmann Vik Khurana Anneke Pol In this episode, Camille Beckmann speaks to Anneke Pol and Vik Khurana (along with a special guest AI chatbot!) on how to structure...
05 Nov, 2024 Early Christmas present: MHRA consultation on international recognition of devices By Hugo Kent-Egan The MHRA has provided more information on its plans for rolling-out its new medical device framework. It aims to publish its additional...
04 Nov, 2024 Ofcom issues OSA Consultation on fees & penalties By Naina Patel Faye Harrison Ofcom has released its latest consultation on the Online Safety Act 2023 (the OSA). As the UK's online safety regulator, Ofcom is looking...
01 Nov, 2024 Irides: Weekly patent litigation update By Liz Cohen Myles Jelf Chloe Dickson Rebecca Daramola Eden Winlow +2 more... Show less The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world. Taking its name from the plural of...
01 Nov, 2024 EU Commission puts generative AI under the competition law microscope By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 19 September 2024, the European Commission (EC) published a Policy Brief on “Competition in Generative AI and Virtual Worlds”. It...
31 Oct, 2024 The Online Safety Act turns one: Where are we now? By Kiran Sidhu Rose Lynch Subha Kumar The journey so far 26 October marked the first anniversary of the UK’s Online Safety Act (the Act) receiving Royal Assent. This was the...
30 Oct, 2024 Autumn Budget 2024: key tax announcements By Miranda Cass Julia Cockroft Farhad Shahidi Tabitha Reed Soraya Gajra Georgia Austin +3 more... Show less After all the pre-Budget briefings and speculation, there was little announced today by Britain’s first female Chancellor that came as a...
30 Oct, 2024 The first naked anti-TROP2 antibody progresses to a Phase 1/2a clinical trial By Matthew Warren Luca Cericola James Johnston On 24 October 2024, Cancer Research UK ("CRUK") and KisoJi Biotechnology Inc. ("KBI") announced that they have entered into an agreement...
30 Oct, 2024 CJEU confirms that competitors can sue for breaches of the GDPR (using local competition rules) By Francion Brooks Antonia Kendrick The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently confirmed that a competitor, who is not a ‘data subject’ under the GDPR, has...
30 Oct, 2024 Further revisions to the MDR and IVDR By Alex Denoon Last week, the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution calling on the European Commission (EC) to further revise the Medica Devices...