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Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.29.24
On October 24, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its highly anticipated ruling in the Kwantum v. Vitra case (C-227/23). In short, the CJEU held that EU Member States must afford copyright protection for works of applied art (i.e., furniture, lighting, home appliances, etc.) that meet the originality-requirement, regardless of the country of origin of these works or the nationality of the author.
Client Alert | 22 min read | 05.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations – UPDATED in May 2024
At the beginning of the year, we brought to your attention that a number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024: there are new laws that have been adopted and proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24
On May 14, 2024, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the “ACM”) revealed that they were fining Epic Games 1,125,000 Euros for violating “professional diligence,” following ACM’s 2023 finding that the developer of Fortnite created an environment that pressured children into make purchases in its video game. In issuing the fine, the Decision declared that “ACM is making it known that unfair treatment of children in the digital world is particularly grave and will be dealt with severely.”
Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations
A number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024. On the one hand, there are new laws that have been adopted and will start to bite, and, on the other, there are proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.22.23
A New Patent System is Born in Europe
Unitary Patents are being granted and the Unified Patent Court is up and running as of June 1, 2023. Since the 1970’s, there have been attempts at establishing a unitary European patent that would cover multiple European countries and would be enforced by a single court system. This type of system is in contrast to the system known since 1973 of granting European Patents by the European Patent Office (EPO) and validating the European Patent in designated European countries, wherein each validated patent is enforced in the national court associated with the validated patent.
Client Alert | 51 min read | 12.14.22
Ikea’s Battle Against Horror Games: The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.04.22
Towards Easier Access to Preliminary Injunctions for Patent Holders in the EU
On April 28, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a judgment that is expected to significantly improve the chance of patent owners being granted a preliminary injunction before national EU patent courts, and, most likely, also before the future divisions of the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.27.20
In a recently released ruling (of June 25th), the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed a decision of the Court of Appeal of Ghent relating to the possibility of copyright protection for lawyers’ work product created within the framework of their professional activity.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 06.24.20
We started this series of alerts by sharing our view on the legal consequences of COVID-19 on B2B relations in the events industry. Our first two alerts set the scene. But of course, law is not applied in a vacuum, and to supplement our analysis we thought it would be useful to understand how different stakeholders from the events industry have been experiencing the pandemic. So, in our most recent alerts, we have been reaching out to different industry representatives, asking them five key questions and inviting them to share their perspective.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.02.20
We started this series of alerts by sharing our view on the legal consequences of COVID-19 on B2B relations in the events industry. Our first two alerts set the scene. But of course, law is not applied in a vacuum, and to supplement our analysis we thought it would be useful to understand how different stakeholders from the events industry have been experiencing the pandemic. So, in our most recent alerts, we have been reaching out to different industry representatives, asking them five key questions and inviting them to share their perspective.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.28.20
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only been a catalyst for innovation, it has also changed the way innovation occurs. Reference can be made to the multiple collective efforts to research and produce vaccines, develop diagnostics devices, protective materials, etc. Often the organizations and businesses involved in these efforts have offered their products and services, or shared their innovations, research data or other proprietary elements, at cost or even for free.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.19.20
We started this series of alerts by sharing our view on the legal consequences of COVID-19 on B2B relations in the events industry. Our series of alerts set the scene. But of course, law is not applied in a vacuum, and for our next alerts we are reaching out to different stakeholders from the events industry, asking them five key questions and inviting them to share their practical business perspectives.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 05.14.20
B2B Relations in the Events Industry in Europe and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Stakeholders’ View
We started this series of alerts by sharing our view on the legal consequences of COVID-19 on B2B relations in the events industry. Our first two alerts set the scene. But of course, law is not applied in a vacuum, and for our next alerts we will be reaching out to different stakeholders from the events industry, asking them five key questions and inviting them to share their thoughts. In addition to the analyses that Crowell & Moring has been offering, we thought it would be useful to understand how all of the different actors in the events industry are experiencing the pandemic and to ask them to share their practical business perspectives.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 05.04.20
This Crowell & Moring series of alerts provides practical information and professional commentary, rather than specific legal advice, on the legal ramifications for events industry stakeholders in Europe of the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information, please contact the lawyers listed on this alert. To view other alerts in this series, please click here.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.22.20
The Tokyo Summer Olympics have been postponed for one year, some of the major European cycling races have been pushed back to Q4/2020, as have most major industry conventions that have not actually been cancelled. Music festivals supposed to take place this summer are being cancelled on a daily basis. And so the story continues for the events industry around the globe since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 04.11.16
Unified Patent Court: Protective Letters
A pan-European preliminary injunction and a pan-European order to preserve evidence (saisie) are among the many new measures afforded by the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Such measures can have a tremendous impact, not only on proceedings before the UPC, but also on the business of a party targeted by such measures. Furthermore, where the possibility exists to temporarily lock a competitor out of the European market or force that competitor to grant access to confidential information, there also exists a very high risk that such measures could be applied for inappropriately.
Client Alert | 11 min read | 03.29.16
Unified Patent Court: The Competent Court — Part II
In our previous alert, we explained for what matters the UPC will be granted exclusive competence, and how parties can best avoid this exclusivity: (i) during a transitional period of seven or up to fourteen years from entry into force of the UPC Agreement, several specific claims can still be brought either before the UPC or before the national court (Article 83(1) UPC Agreement); (ii) patentees also have the possibility to completely opt-out from the exclusive competence of the UPC (Article 83(3) UPC Agreement).
Client Alert | 7 min read | 03.15.16
Unified Patent Court: The Competent Court – Part I
Crowell & Moring's series of alerts provides practical information and professional comment on all the ramifications regarding the introduction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). For further information, please contact the lawyers listed near the bottom of each alert. To view other alerts in this series, please click here.
Client Alert | 10 min read | 02.16.16
Unified Patent Court: Confidentiality and Legal Privilege
Crowell & Moring's series of alerts provides practical information and professional comment on all the ramifications regarding the introduction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). For further information, please see our UPC leaflet PDF or contact the lawyers listed near the bottom of each alert. To view other alerts in this series, please click here.
Client Alert | 9 min read | 01.26.16
Unified Patent Court: Non-Practicing and Patent Assertion Entities
Crowell & Moring's series of alerts provides practical information and professional comment on all the ramifications regarding the introduction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). For further information, please see our UPC leaflet PDF or contact the lawyers listed near the bottom of each alert. To view other alerts in this series, please click here.
