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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 -
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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - July 2024

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This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more

Goodwin

European Commission’s First-Ever Abuse of Dominance Probe for Shelving of a Novel Pipeline Therapy

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The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation under its abuse of dominance rules into US life sciences company Zoetis in the area of novel veterinary medicines. The EC alleges that the discontinuation of a...more

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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - April 2024

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This marks the second issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

Mayer Brown

The Global AI Regulatory Maze: Impacts on Tech Transactions & Governance

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In this episode, we explore the ever-evolving realm of AI regulation and how it's reshaping technology transactions and internal governance worldwide. Join host Julian Dibbell and guests Ana Bruder, Arsen Kourinian, and...more

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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - January 2024

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This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

Goodwin

What’s Next for AI? Six Areas to Watch in 2024

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Generative AI (GenAI) surged to the forefront of corporate agendas and public policy debates last year, promising to boost productivity and innovation. What’s in store for AI in 2024?...more

WilmerHale

Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

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The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

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European Commission publishes proposal for an EU regulation on the Compulsory Licensing of Patents

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On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the Commission) published its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing for crisis management (the Proposed Compulsory Licensing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Virtual Event] Act Now or Act Later? Unitary Patents and The UPC - February 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Join us for a virtual CLE as we discuss unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court. How will the new system work, and what should you do to prepare? Our panel will explain what the UPC is all about, how to handle disputes,...more

Goodwin

Decision Time: The Unified Patent Court Begins in 2023

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The Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) is set to begin on June 1, 2023. Under the UPC framework, a single court proceeding could result in simultaneous revocation of European Patents across multiple European Union (“EU”) countries,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Licensing, Joint Ownership and the UPC – What to Watch Out For

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Not bothering with the upcoming Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in your license and other patent-related agreements? Not a good idea, if you want to avoid potentially unpleasant surprises. This Insight flags key...more

Hogan Lovells

France: Implementation of Articles 18 to 23 of the 2019 Copyright Directive

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Articles 18 to 23 of the 2019 Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market were implemented into French law along with Article 17, by statutory instrument adopted on 12 May 2021.  The statutory instrument has expanded...more

Morgan Lewis

Recent Developments in Competition Law and SEP Licensing in Europe and Their Effect on the Automotive Industry

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The development of connected automobiles crystallizes the tensions between intellectual property law and competition law that have existed for years, particularly in the area of standard essential patents (SEPs). ...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

UK Supreme Court Decisions in Unwired Planet V Huawei and Hauwei V. Conversant

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On August 26, 2020, the United Kingdom Supreme Court handed down its unanimous combined decision in the cases of Unwired Planet v. Huawei and Huawei v. Conversant. Both cases involved questions of: 1. Whether the...more

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Patent Prosecution Tool Kit: When to Obtain Foreign Filing and Export Licenses

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Two important, but sometimes overlooked issues in patent prosecution, particularly for companies with worldwide patent portfolios, are: 1) when a foreign filing license must be obtained; and 2) how to determine when an export...more

White & Case LLP

EU General Court strikes a blow to Commission approach to fiscal State aids in the Apple tax case

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The General Court has upheld a challenge to a 2016 Commission decision that had required Ireland to recover €13.2 billion in illegal State aid from Apple, on account of alleged preferential tax treatment for the...more

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Henlius and Accord Announce EMA Recommendation for Marketing of Their Trastuzumab Biosimilar

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We previously reported on Shanghai Henlius’s (“Henlius”) biosimilar developments, including their announcement of an exclusive license agreement with Mabxience Research, S.L. to develop and commercialize their trastuzumab...more

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Can You Exhaust a Digital Video Game Copyright?

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In Valve v. UFC-Que Choisir, the Paris Court of First Instance (the “Paris Court”) ruled that the principle of copyright exhaustion does apply to digital copies of video games. The principle of copyright exhaustion—also known...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The EU Copyright Directive: Potential Copyright Liability and a “Best Efforts” Standard for Platforms

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In 2019, the Council of the European Union’s Committee of Permanent Representatives approved a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market to respond to developments in the modes and markets for creation, production...more

International Lawyers Network

What happens to EU trade marks after Brexit?

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A mere three and a half years after the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, the UK looks set to “leave” the EU on 31 January 2020. Instead of exiting without a deal (which at one stage looked distinctly...more

Dechert LLP

Brexit Manoeuvres: Brexit and Trade Marks

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With a “no-deal” scenario looking increasingly more likely, what should brand owners be doing to prepare for 31 October this year? EU trade marks in the UK - Once the UK leaves the EU, existing EU trade marks (EUTMs)...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - July 2019

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Survey of Foreign Filing Requirements in the United States, China, and Europe - Many governments require approval of technical subject matter described in patent applications in the form of a foreign filing license prior...more

Hogan Lovells

EU Advocate General Opinion in Spedidam: rights of performers

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On 16 May 2019, the CJEU Advocate General delivered his opinion in Spedidam, following the request for a preliminary ruling from the French Supreme Court on whether the French legal framework allowing the French National...more

Knobbe Martens

11th Circuit Decides Dispute on Kardashian’s Beauty Mark

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The Kardashian sisters were the celebrity endorsers for a cosmetic line previously called “Khroma Beauty” that was created and marketed by Boldface....more

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Kardashians Walk - Trademark Licensee Has No Standing to Sue for Infringement

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The US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that an exclusive foreign licensee lacked standing to sue for trademark infringement in the United States and affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment. Kroma...more

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