After years of consultation, drafting and negotiation, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) was finally published in the EU's Official Journal on 12 July 2024. This marks a major step forward towards a more sustainable and secure future of AI, globally.Key rules and requirements1. Global reach: The EU Read More
The German Federation of Consumer Organisations has challenged before the German courts the use by the German company, Planet49, of a pre-ticked checkbox in connection with online promotional games, by which internet users wishing to participate consent to the storage of cookies. The cookies in question aim to collect information Read More
On 26 March 2019, Members of the European Parliament adopted the new Copyright Directive in plenary by 348 votes in favour, 274 against and 36 abstentions. This vote marked the end of the legislative process for the European Parliament that began in 2016. The text adopted by the European Parliament needed Read More
In 2015, Italian entrepreneurs filed an application with the European Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO") for registration of the following EU trade mark, which they had been using, for, among others, goods in Classes 18 and 25. A Dutch company filed a notice of opposition to the registration of that figurative mark, Read More
In 2004 and 2005 Skype applied to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) for registration of the figurative and word signs SKYPE as a Community trade mark for audiovisual goods, telephony and photography goods and computer services relating to software or to the creation or hosting of Read More
The word “monaco” designates the origin or geographical destination of the goods and services concerned and is devoid of distinctive character. In 2010, the government of the Principality of Monaco was granted, by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), an international registration covering the territory of the EU. That registration, Read More
In July 2014, the International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) and International Electrotechnical Commission (“IEC”) published ISO/IEC 27018 (ISO 27018), a code of practice that sets forth standards and guidelines pertaining to the protection of data consisting of “personally identifiable information” processed by public cloud service providers. ISO/IEC 27018 is the first International Read More
