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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...
Poland
Consumer Products
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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...
Poland
Data Protection Law
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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...
Poland
Data Protection Law
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Poland issues new guidelines on penalties for competition law infringements for capital groups
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) passed guidelines in April, which makes important changes to how penalties are calculated for companies in Poland. The guidelines are especially...
Poland
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Poland’s strict avoidance action regulations differ from EU Draft Directive
The European Commission has published a new proposal for a Directive that would harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law across the EU. This proposal, following the enactment of Directive (EU) 2019/1023...
Poland
Restructuring, Business Transformation & Insolvency
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Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
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...
Poland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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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...
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Corporate Litigation
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