The online gaming sector is characterized by various regulatory frameworks, that may or may not overlap depending on the type of games and means of distribution. There are a number of stakeholders on the value chain...more
This latest publication in our UPC series takes you through the latest update on the judicial recruitment. On 7 October 2022, the UPC Preparatory Committee shared its latest version of the European Unified Patent Court (UPC)...more
This latest publication in our UPC series takes you through three main advantages of the Unitary Patent system, compared to previous protection options: costs and simplicity, centralized proceedings, and benefits for future...more
More than 2 years after launching the media and broadcasting reform, the French Parliament and Government have finally completed the process....more
On 18 January 2022, the ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) by the Austrian Parliament was notified to the Council of the European Union. This means that...more
Another milestone was reached in the context of reforming the media and broadcasting industry legal framework upon publication of Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 relating to regulation and protection of access to...more
For the last 18 months, the French Parliament and Government have been working towards adopting a global reform in relation to the media and broadcasting industry. To guide you through the new legislative / statutory...more
For the last 18 months, the French Parliament and Government have been working towards adopting a global reform in relation to the media and broadcasting industry. To guide you through the new legislative / statutory...more
On 29 October 2020, the French Ministry for Culture released a draft Ordinance and a draft Decree implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive....more
Netherlands -
Proceedings on the merits in the Netherlands are continuing as normal as possible. This means that new cases can be filed and the exchange of written submissions continues as usual. Oral hearings are for the...more
The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is closely following the impact of COVID-19 on the operation of Courts around the world and what this means in practice for clients engaged in or contemplating litigation, with...more
Japan -
On 7 April 2020, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency in seven prefectures, due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, on 16 April 2020, the Japanese government declared a state of...more
4/27/2020
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
EU ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Japan ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
UK
China -
In February, during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, the Supreme People’s Court issued a statement that courts at all levels were to assist parties in litigation to file cases or mediate disputes online,...more
As the spread of COVID-19 accelerates across the globe, everyone wants to find a way to tackle the pandemic, from Governments asking manufacturers to urgently make vital equipment to inventors creating innovative solutions. ...more
China -
In February, during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, the Supreme People’s Court issued a statement that courts at all levels were to assist parties in litigation to file cases or mediate disputes online,...more
In the patent grant proceedings for two European Patent Applications, the EPO has ruled that an AI machine cannot be named as an inventor in a Patent Application. Doing so does not comply with the requirement to designate the...more
2/28/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Statutory Requirements
Businesses are increasingly turning to trade secrets as a mechanism to protect their innovations and know-how. In some cases, trade secrets offer an attractive alternative to patent protection. Companies also recognize the...more
2/19/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Asia ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Penalties ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK Brexit ,
Unfair Competition ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update reports on recent news and case decisions from jurisdictions including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United...more
8/8/2019
/ 5G Network ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Blackberry ,
China ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FRAND ,
Huawei ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Patents ,
Philips Electronics ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
The Hague ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The FRAND patent litigation case between Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and LG Electronics Inc. and LG Electronics France offers a first and exemplary illustration of an extensive use of the procedural arrangements...more
6/12/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Public Disclosure ,
Trade Secrets
Law No. 2019-486 on growth and transformation of enterprises or “PACTE” Act was promulgated on May 22, 2019, making inventive step a ground for rejection of a domestic French patent application (new Article 612-12, I, 7° of...more
Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update reports on recent news and case decisions from jurisdictions including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United...more
5/20/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Netherlands ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Telecommunications ,
UK
On 14 March, we organized alongside the Association française des juristes d’entreprise (AFJE) a workshop regarding the implementation of the Trade Secret Law in France, which was voted into force on 30 July 2018 and...more
Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update reports on recent news and case decisions from jurisdictions including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United...more
Besides its new provisions defining the trade secret and sanctioning its infringements, the French Law of 30 July 2018 regarding Trade Secret offers new procedural instruments aimed at efficiently protecting the...more
Cour de cassation, Commercial Chamber, 16 May 2018, No. 16-21638 -
The French Cour de cassation upholds the Paris Court of Appeal’s decision to reject an SPC application for a biological medicinal product which was based...more
6/20/2018
/ Biologics ,
Cour de Cassation ,
France ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Supplementary Protection Certificate ,
United States ,
Vaccinations