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26/04/2024
Update on the AML-CTF Package: Formal Adoption by the European Parliament...
Following the political agreements which have been reached earlier this year, the European Parliament has now adopted the last remaining texts of the AML-CTF Package on 24 April 2024.By way of reminder...
26/04/2024
ELTIF 2.0: new RTS amendments submitted by the European Commission
The European Commission (the Commission) has recently submitted a communication to the attention of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) proposing certain amendments to the draft Reg­u­lat­ory...
24/04/2024
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws in Monaco
23/04/2024
Hidden Employment
Law n°1.559 dated February 29, 2024, adapting legislative provisions in relation to Anti-Money Laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was published...
23/04/2024
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world. Over the coming period, we will be hosting two webinars on:Unified Patent Court (UPC) - 23 AprilEU Pharma Package - 18 JuneEach webinar will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session.
18/04/2024
Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
17/04/2024
CMS data protection update (04/2024)
I. The latest from the data protection authorities and current topics1. EDPB: Launch of coordinated enforcement on the right of accessThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) selected the right of access...
12/04/2024
Best practice in the Real Estate sector (AML)
In order to respond to the recommendations of the Moneyval Mutual Evaluation Report (5th cycle) published in December 2022, a legislative arsenal relating to the fight against money laundering, financing...
11/04/2024
Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success...
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
09/04/2024
CMS European M&A Study 2024: Optimism for M&A amid evolving market trends
The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study.It's been a wild ride for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) around the world this year. Yet, despite the turbulence...
09/04/2024
Designs practice update: EU Court of Justice upholds Advocate General’s...
BackgroundIn our previous article (here), we discussed the opinion of Advocate General Capeta in EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann. That opinion was provided following an appeal against the General...
09/04/2024
The sum of parts: Registered design for segments of towers found valid...
BackgroundTA Towers ApS (“TA Towers”), a company based in Denmark, is the holder of the below registered Community design relating to goods for building materials, specifically, ‘building materials...