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Intellectual property

Update of the Dutch Media Act: strengthened monitoring of 'popular' influencers

Watchdog with teeth starts with supervision on influencers, but focuses on education of influencers first. As if it was not
Intellectual property

Queen's Speech bill aims to bring gene-edited plants and animals to market

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill seeks to simplify the regulatory regime for precision-bred plants and animals

Life Sciences and Healthcare

New WTO Covid-19 vaccine IP waiver proposed

A new vaccine IP waiver proposal has been published by the WTO Director-General following informal negotiations between the EU, India

Intellectual property

CJEU rejects Poland's challenge to the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive Article 17

CJEU Grand Chamber find the safeguards of the provision strike a fair balance between freedom of expression and information, and

Intellectual property

Russia Retaliates Against Sanctions by Curtailing Foreign Owners’ IP rights

The Russian government has responded to western sanctions with new legislation designed to undermine the intellectual prop­erty (IP) rights of

Tech, Media and Comms

IP and the metaverse: ownership and infringement of rights

Platform operators will need to have tools and measures in place that allow them to put an end to infringements
Digitalisation

Sport looks to artificial intelligence to deliver competitive edge

As teams and coaches turn to AI data to enhance success, what are the legal challenges and what is on
Intellectual property

Closer look at EUIPO's study on AI's impact on the infringement and enforcement of copyright and designs

IP analysis: Robyn Trigg, Knowledge Lawyer at Osborne Clarke, discusses the European Union Intellectual Property Office's (EUIPO) study on the
Intellectual property

General Court confirms UK trade marks can still be asserted in EUIPO proceedings against EUTMs filed before Brexit

Earlier UK trade marks can be used in support of EUIPO proceedings if the EU application or registration under attack
Intellectual property

European Commission proposes harmonisation of patent law with unitary SPCs and single procedure for grant

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on its proposal to create a unitary supplementary protection certificate and/or
Intellectual property

Russia retaliates against sanctions by curtailing foreign owners' IP rights

Legislation has been passed allowing goods to be exempted from intellectual property protection and compulsory licensing without compensation