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Antitrust in focus - April 2024

A&O Shearman on 7/1/2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

The London Space Law Symposium

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/28/2024

On 9 May 2024, Skadden held the inaugural London Space Law Symposium, where six panels of Skadden representatives and industry experts discussed legal aspects of the new space economy. The event was held in the Naim Dangoor...more

On Efficiency of China’s Drug-Related Patent Term Compensation System based on “Effective protection period”

Linda Liu & Partners on 6/26/2024

China’s state council issued State Council Degree No. 769 on December 21, 2023 to enact the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law (Amended in 2023) (hereinafter referred to as “the Implementing Regulations (Amended in...more

The Meteoric Rise of Generative AI Has Regulators Gearing Up To Preserve Competition

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/27/2024

Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) — and in particular generative AI, which creates new content — has recently emerged as a transformative tool with the power and potential to reshape familiar industries. Although...more

AI Legal Updates

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/20/2024

The AI landscape is rapidly changing. To keep you up to date on the fast breaking legal updates in the AI space, we will be providing weekly updates summarizing significant news and legal developments, ranging from AI...more

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Business Implications From China’s Weakened Economy

J.S. Held on 2/9/2024

After 30 years of extraordinary growth, China’s economy – the world’s second largest – appears to be entering a new phase of slower expansion. The real estate sector – which accounts for around one-third of Chinese GDP and...more

EU Artificial Intelligence Act — Final Form Legislation Endorsed by Member States

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 2/6/2024

The long-awaited proposed AI Act, once enacted, will be a comprehensive cross-sectoral regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI). Its aim is to regulate the development and use of AI by providing a framework of...more

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

Goodwin on 1/17/2024

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

Three New UK Laws Impacting Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Markets and Personal Data

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/1/2023

On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more

EU Digital Markets Regulation Round-up - November 2023

A&O Shearman on 11/8/2023

We are delighted to present our view of the most important developments in EU digital market regulation. We present our perspective on those developments as a snapshot of the current state of regulatory progress, and it will...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2023

K&L Gates LLP on 10/27/2023

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...more

Real-world disputes in the virtual world

A&O Shearman on 10/4/2023

The laws that govern the metaverse are grounded in those of Planet Earth. Private civil laws relating to contract, tort, IP and data privacy all bite, as do criminal and regulatory laws. Where the difference lies is in their...more

Eye on AI: Could a “World Tech Organization” be a Means to Regulate AI?

White & Case LLP on 9/19/2023

China has recently promulgated a somewhat short, but comprehensive, regulation on generative Artificial Intelligence ("AI") which took effect on August 15, 2023. The overarching goals are to protect citizens from potential...more

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2023

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

White & Case LLP on 9/15/2023

Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on 8/25/2023

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

White & Case LLP on 8/10/2023

Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

[Event] European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - June 1st - 2nd, Berlin, Germany

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/1/2023

Hosted by C5 Group, the European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions is recognized as Europe's Premier, longstanding gathering for financial institutions and global exporters. The industry across Europe is confronting an...more

EU Technology Regulation: Watch List for 2023 and Beyond

Goodwin on 2/7/2023

Last year, the European Union passed a number of important EU legislative acts relating to the regulation of technology. Further legislative acts and proposals affecting technology are on the agenda for 2023, including the...more

European Commission Proposes New EU Cybersecurity Rules for Software and Hardware Products

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/11/2022

On September 15, 2022, the European Commission (EC) published a Proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA Proposal) that sets out new rules in the European Union (EU) for software and hardware products and their remote data...more

US, EU And UK Increase Pressure on Russia with Further Sanctions

A&O Shearman on 8/11/2022

Since late February 2022, the United States (U.S.), the European Union (EU) and its member states, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and many others—including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Canada—have imposed sweeping...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - April 2022 - 2

K2 Integrity on 4/27/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

EU Adopts New Rules to Significantly Limit the Power of Tech Platforms

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/31/2022

The European Union (EU) will soon be handed sweeping new rules to regulate the conduct of the largest digital platforms with the long-awaited Digital Markets Act (DMA). Following 15 months of intense negotiations on...more

The UK Remains on Top in a Record Year of Investment and Growth for the European Tech and Venture Ecosystem

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/8/2022

2021 was a record year of investment and growth for the European tech and venture ecosystem, and for the UK in particular. Building on the last five years of consecutive growth, the total amount of capital invested into...more

Beyond Brexit: How Does the New Relationship between the UK and EU Affect Technology Transactions?

Mayer Brown on 12/23/2021

The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the new UK/EU Trade Agreement have had a significant impact on technology transactions throughout Europe. Businesses entering into Europe-wide technology...more

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