Publications

‘Darunavir’ CJEU referral withdrawn - Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation
At the end of September, we reported here on the publication of AG Hogan’s Opinion on the joint referrals from the German Bundespatentgericht (case C-650/17) for Merck’s sitagliptin product and from...
Belgium
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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‘It’s like milk but made for humans’: General Court overturns EUIPO’s refusal to register Oatly’s trade mark
On 20 January 2021, the General Court (“GC”) handed down its judgment in the appeal brought by Oatly AB (“Oatly”) against the decision of the EU Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) to...
Belgium
Consumer Products
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"Beyond Law & Innovation" Webinar Series
24/08/2020 The business world is changing more rapidly than ever before. New technologies and innovative business models require companies and organisations to be proactive and to anticipate changes to turn challenges...
Belgium
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
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"Smart Contracts: an overview from a legal perspective"
30/06/2020  medium"Smart contracts: een toegankelijk overzicht vanuit juridische perspectief" ("Smart Contracts: an overview from a legal perspective") offers legal professionals a critical insight into one of...
Belgium
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
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"Whole genome sequencing" coming soon to a clinical practice in Belgium?
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Belgium
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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“Friends of an effective Digital Markets Act” – France, Germany and Netherlands make far-reaching proposals to overhaul Draft Digital Markets Act
On 27-28 May 2021, EU presidency informed member states at the EU Competitiveness Council on progress achieved so far on the Commission’s proposals for a Digital Services Act (DSA) and a Digital Markets...
Belgium
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
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“Friends of an effective Digital Markets Act” part 2 – France, Germany and Netherlands publish second joint position paper with proposals to amend the DMA
In May 2021, France, Germany and the Netherlands published a non-paper with proposals to improve the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In this paper, the three member states, which refer to themselves as “Friends...
Belgium
TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
law-now
“Losers” lose: transfer of a back-up copy of software, unless authorized, is not allowed
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), in the Aleksandrs Ranks and Jurijs Vasilevics case (C-166/15), held that although in applying the UsedSoft case (C-128/11) “the initial acquirer of a copy...
Belgium
Intellectual Property
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“Pre-branded” spare parts: CJEU has its say in Audi trade mark case
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given its ruling following a referral from the Regional Court of Warsaw, in a trade mark infringement claim brought by Audi (Audi AG v GQ, Case C-334/22)...
Belgium
Consumer Products
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“The European Antitrust Review” - Towards the Directive on Private Enforcement of EC Competition Law: Is the Time Ripe?
23/09/2009 Several years ago, the European Commission launched an initiative to improve private enforcement of EU Competition Law. The initial aim was very ambitious as it intended a complete modernisation of Competition...
Belgium
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