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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

DAMITT 2023 Year in Review: Merger Control Trends in Germany and France

Dechert LLP on 3/29/2024

Since 2020, our antitrust/competition practice has expanded the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) to include Germany and France. This supplements DAMITT’s U.S. and EU coverage with comprehensive...more

Unified Patent Court Publishes Its First Case Load Statistics

Jones Day on 3/5/2024

The UPC, a single patent court for European Union Member States, has published the first statistics on its case load since its establishment in 2023. Between June 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024, a total of 196 cases were filed...more

ELTIF 2 Chancen und Defizite

King & Spalding on 2/7/2024

BaFin veröffentlicht einen FAQ zur überarbeiteten ELTIF-Verordnung - Am 1. Februar 2024 hat die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) ein FAQ zur am 10. Januar 2024 in Kraft getretenen, überarbeiteten...more

Class Actions Worldview - A Study of Trends Around the Globe: Part III—Australia, Germany, and France

Jones Day on 12/22/2023

Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world. The situation and risks remain in flux, however, as more countries have renewed momentum to...more

Are You Ready for the UPC? Act Now to Prepare for Its Opening on June 1

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/1/2023

On February 17, 2023, Germany ratified the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and triggered the UPC’s entry into force on June 1, 2023. The UPC will revolutionize patent enforcement across Europe and impact companies...more

Verjährung von Ansprüchen auf Urlaubsabgeltung

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/2/2023

Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) konkretisiert Rechtsprechung - Gemäß § 7 Abs. 4 BUrlG ist Urlaub abzugelten, wenn er wegen Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses ganz oder teilweise nicht mehr gewährt werden kann. Nachdem das BAG...more

UK and European Restructuring Tools: Choosing the Optimal Forum for Creditor and Shareholder Cramdown

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/12/2022

Debtors and investors have an enhanced choice of restructuring venues as the EU Restructuring Directive is rolled out in Member States - A number of key European jurisdictions have now implemented the EU Preventive...more

German court exercises universal jurisdiction: Implications for corporate criminal liability under international law

Hogan Lovells on 3/1/2021

On 24 February 2021, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian secret police officer to a prison term of four and a half years for aiding and abetting crimes against humanity (judgment...more

Ruling of the regional court Frankfurt: Sea rescuer obtains a cease and desist order against former Deputy Prime Minister of...

Spirit Legal on 10/30/2020

In a decision dated 23 September 2020 (Case No. 2-06 O 335/19), the Frankfurt Regional Court ordered the former Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, at the request of Mission Lifeline crew member Friedhold...more

Sanctions news: US sanctions International Criminal Court; European Union mulls Russia sanctions

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 7/9/2020

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 13 (June 25, 2020) - Unites States President Donald Trump issued an executive order on June 11, imposing sanctions on members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The...more

The Assertion of Extraterritorial Patent Jurisdiction in Europe

WilmerHale on 4/10/2019

US patents have some extraterritorial effect. A party can be liable for patent infringement if it supplies components of a patented invention to a foreign country to be assembled there. In WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical...more

Unitary but toothless? – Limitations to jurisdiction over online EUTM infringements

Hogan Lovells on 2/19/2018

German Federal Court of Justice rules on the scope of jurisdiction of national courts - In an online context, IP infringement frequently occurs simultaneously in more than one country and so the flexibility to take action...more

International Legislative Update - September/October 2017

Jones Day on 10/4/2017

Germany—Major German insolvency law reforms designed to facilitate corporate group insolvencies will become effective on April 21, 2018. When the reforms come into force, they will supplement and complement the Recast...more

In the E.U., Where to Bring Suit When the Subject is Data and the Defendant is a U.S. Company? Hint: It’s About More Than Just...

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 7/13/2015

When are U.S. social media companies subject to European data privacy laws? As we reported in 2013, the answer is often contingent on geographic location – where the relevant data is processed. In 2013, for example, a German...more

Copyright: Europe Explores Its Boundaries - EU Expands Principle of Pan-European Jurisdiction over Copyright to Online Materials

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/11/2015

One focus of the European Union’s Digital Agenda is to break down barriers to cross-border exploitation of intellectual property rights. Consistent with this goal, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently dismantled...more

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