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Israel becomes an ‘adequate’ data protection nation

8 November 2010 | Mark Weston

Data can now be transferred to Israel freely without breaching European Union data protection law. Israel is the seventh country to have its data protection regime approved by the EU. Formal approval is...

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EU-wide effect for national court trade mark decisions

5 November 2010 | Mark Weston

An Advocate General to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has expressed his view that nation court decisions on trade mark issues within the European Union should take effect throughout the EU if the...

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EU-wide patent system lost in translation…

25 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

A proposal backed by the European Commission to reduce the costs of a proposed European-wide patent system has been left in the balance as the European Parliament has been unable to reach an agreement...

Tags on this discussion: EPO EU Europe European Patent Office European Union Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP patent Patents

Better late…

12 October 2010 | Mark Weston

Customers would have just 30 days to pay invoices under a new draft Directive proposed by the European Parliament. The law, called the ‘Late Payment Directive’, would limit payment periods for invoices...

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European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

12 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposal for a new Directive on attacks against information systems. It supersedes and supplements a Decision by the European Union Council from 2005. That Decision...

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European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

11 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice for failure to properly implement European Union rules protecting protection of data and privacy. The issue...

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European Parliament calls for European Commission to look into creating EU-wide harmonised copyright laws

8 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Parliament has passed a resolution that calls for the European Commission to consider creating a single unified copyright law across the European Union. It says that the current law is not...

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European Commission closes investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Apple over iPhone

7 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it has closed two investigations relating to alleged breaches of European Union competition law by Apple in relation to its popular iPhone device. The first...

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Law not quite so sunny as parallel importing case overturned due to brand owner’s failure to publish information regarding origin – Oracle v M-Tech, Court of Appeal

1 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

M-Tech bought for resale second-hand computer hardware of Sun Microsystems. Oracle (which has since taken over Sun’s business) objected on the basis that the goods had not been put on the market within...

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Government consults on EU proposals to change contract law

24 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government is consulting on European Union proposals to reform and harmonise contract law across the EU. The details of the EU’s suggestions were reported here: http://www.mablaw.com/2010/07/european-commission-consults-on-new-eu-wide-contract-law/....

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Latest news and views tagged Europe

Israel becomes an ‘adequate’ data protection nation

EU-wide effect for national court trade mark decisions

EU-wide patent system lost in translation…

Better late…

European Commission proposes Directive on attacks against information systems

European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

European Parliament calls for European Commission to look into creating EU-wide harmonised copyright laws

European Commission closes investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Apple over iPhone

Law not quite so sunny as parallel importing case overturned due to brand owner’s failure to publish information regarding origin – Oracle v M-Tech, Court of Appeal

Government consults on EU proposals to change contract law

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