Belgium: Patent

This month, at the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the Düsseldorf Local Division’s dismissal of Align Technology’s provisional measures application against Angelalign reinforces the applicant’s evidential...

Foreign direct investment screening rules in Belgium and the EU create uncertainty for investors, particularly in technology deals. This analysis examines when asset transfers involving intellectual property...

The Local Division Brussels of the Unified Patent Court examined an application to change the language of proceedings in a patent dispute between Dutch companies. The decision explores how factors such as party size, domicile, and technological context influence language selection, even when the patent's original language is commonly used in the relevant technical field.

Belgium has long recognised the role of research and development (R&D) and innovation in its economic development and competitiveness – and the need to remain an attractive destination for companies looking to invest in cutting-edge technologies.

The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) recently revised its public access to documents policy to align with the European Union (EU)'s evolving transparency standards.

In a judgment of December 23, 2024, the Dutch-speaking Enterprise Court of Brussels followed the reasoning of a Dutch court earlier in 2024

Article 27.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states the following: "Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author."

Contraception is not a novel concept for anyone in this day and age. In fact, due to the advances in science and technology, we can now find innovative contraceptives even in our local pharmacies and drug stores.

In a decision of 17 December 2020 (C-490/19, Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier), the ECJ reminds everyone...