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Consultation of the European Commission on Vifor's commitments concerning the potential abuse of dominant position due to possible anticompetitive disparagement of iron medicine
In response to the Preliminary Assessment stating the potential abuse of its dominant position, Vifor proposed several commitments to rectify the potential competition law infringement. The European Commission...
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Life Sciences & Healthcare
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European Sanctions: Mandatory Contract Clauses, New Criminal Penalties
BackgroundFollowing Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022, global allies including the UK, US and EU, Canada and Australia, acted in concert to impose stringent sanctions...
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A broader interpretation of "substance or composition" - good news for patentees at the EPO?
A recent decision from the EPO Boards of Appeal (T 1252/20) potentially paves the way for more diverse products to be patentable in Europe using the medical use claim format.The background:Article 53(c)...
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Intellectual Property
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The European Commission reports on the open and targeted consultations on the SFDR assessment
BackgroundThe Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR1) applies since March 2021 with a view to providing transparency to investors about the sustainability risks associated with their investments...
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Investment Funds
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Energy and climate change: The most significant climate change litigation decision yet?
In Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland (application no. 53600/20), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued arguably the most impactful and far-reaching ruling on climate...
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Dispute Resolution
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Flushed and failed: General Court shuts the lid on invalidity attack against toilet seat design
IntroductionEarlier this year, we reported on a Belgian court ruling relating to the validity and infringement of designs for cat litter trays (read about it here). This time, in a decision which will...
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Consumer Products
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Design decision on ‘Sole technical function’ packs a punch – The CJEU breaks down the technical design exclusion in Papierfabriek ruling
SummaryIn a case which has been recognised as among the most impactful European design cases of the past year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has clarified the principles of ‘sole...
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Consumer Products
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Update on the AML-CTF Package: Formal Adoption by the European Parliament on 24 April 2024
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...
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Financial Services
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Cheers! New EU rules to strengthen GI protection for wine, spirit drinks and agri-food products come into force on 13 May 2024
On 23 April 2024, a new EU regulation aimed at enhancing the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and other quality schemes for agricultural...
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Consumer Products
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Parliamentary proceedings begin to create the Independent Administrative Authority for the Defence of Financial Customers
On April 5, the draft law for the creation of the Financial Customer Defence Authority was published in the Official Gazette of the Spanish Parliament.1. INTRODUCTIONThe current text being processed includes...
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Banking & Finance
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