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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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Provisional Deal Reached on the EU Platform Work Directive, With Changes on Worker Classification Test, Stricter AI Rules

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European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital platform workers as employees or independent...more

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Digital Platforms, Beware of the Evolving EU Platform Work Directive

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After more than two years of legislative highs and lows for the European Union’s proposed Platform Work Directive, the EU may be inching closer to adopting regulations on the classification of platform workers, such as...more

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EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Raises Bar for Challenging Priority Claims at the EPO

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Challenges to the validity of the “Patent Cooperation Treaty joint applicant” have been a problem for many applicants at the European Patent Office. On October 10, 2023, the EPO’s highest authority, the Enlarged Board of...more

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Some Much-Needed (Applicant-Friendly) Clarification on Priority Claims at the European Patent Office

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On October 10, 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a consolidated decision in cases G1/22 and G2/22 clarifying a common issue regarding the validity of a priority claim made at the...more

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Rebuttable presumptions of fact under the EU Commission’s recent product liability directive proposal

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Injured parties have claimed for a long time that one of the biggest obstacles they face to obtain compensation for damages suffered in product liability cases, is to meet the burden of proof regarding the defectiveness of...more

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European Commission publishes guidelines to help national courts estimate share of overcharge passed on in private damages actions...

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The EC published guidelines for national courts to estimate the share of overcharge that is passed on. These non-binding guidelines explain the factors impacting the existence and magnitude of passing-on effects and methods...more

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The Intel Ruling: A New Dawn?

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In perhaps the most hotly anticipated judgment in the European competition law world this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its landmark ruling on September 6, 2017 in Intel’s appeal against...more

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Leaked Playboy Photographs Case Considers How Hyperlinking Can Infringe Copyright

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has blurred the lines between primary and secondary copyright infringement in a decision concerning hyperlinks to leaked photos of a Dutch celebrity’s Playboy photoshoot. For...more

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