22 May, 2023 EU Regulation relating to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) – will this make it through to EU legislation? By Juliet Hibbert There was a leak, there was speculation and finally the formal proposal for a EU Regulation on standard essential patents issued on 27...
18 May, 2023 Poland implements the ECN+ Directive, and much more By Szymon Gołębiowski On 20 May 2023, the amendment to the Polish Act on Competition and Consumers Protection (the “Amendment”) will enter into force. The main...
17 May, 2023 Brexit, sunset(s) and IP laws – where are we now? By Heidi Hurdle Last Wednesday evening, news broke that the UK government had “shelved” the sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform)...
17 May, 2023 New guidance from the European Commission on abuse of dominance By Morten Nissen If you, as I am, are passionate about antitrust, it will not have escaped you that the European Commission has amended its 2008 guidance...
03 May, 2023 Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation Updates By Tenisha Cramer Dr Saskia King The Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (“MVBER”) (which was set to expire on 31 May 2023) has been prolonged by the European...
27 Apr, 2023 New EU IP harmonization proposals - SEPs, SPCs and compulsory licences By Juliet Hibbert Today, the European Commission has proposed new Regulations in relation to Standard Essential Patents, Compulsory Licenses, and...
26 Apr, 2023 Is there a second, antitrust bottom beneath the Italian beach? By Szymon Gołębiowski On 20 April 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment requiring the Municipality of Ginosa to apply an open...