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12 September 2025: Implementation Of Certain Provisions Of The Data Act

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of 13 December 2023, establishing common rules on fair access to and use of data (the "Data Act"), governs the access, sharing, and portability of data generated...

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August Debouzy

IP Biotechnology: Protecting Innovation In The Biotech Industry

Biotechnology combines the sciences of biology and technology to develop groundbreaking solutions in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. Innovations in this sector, such as gene therapies...

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Decision G1/24 Provides Guidance On Claim Interpretation Before The EPO

On June 18, 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO), the highest judicial authority under the European Patent Convention (EPC), issued decision G1/24 relating...

European Union IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

4 Major Intellectual Property Issues In Mergers And Acquisitions

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activities present many challenges to buyers and sellers, particularly when it comes to intellectual property (IP) issues.

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Comment protéger juridiquement les données transformées par l'entreprise ?

France Technology

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Haas Avocats

Navigating The UPC's Evidence Minefield: When Confidentiality Issues Clash With Procedural Deadlines

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A&O Shearman

L'actualité juridique numérique de la semaine des directeurs de pôle - 10 mars 2025

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Haas Avocats

Transparency In Litigation: Transparency Before The Court Of France (Part 3)

France Litigation

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Gowling WLG

L'impact du Data Act sur la protection des données industrielles

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Haas Avocats

Best Practices In Corporate IP Education

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Hoe octrooieerbare uitvindingen geheim te houden: contracten, publicatieclausules en voorlopige aanvragen

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Novagraaf Group

How To Keep Patentable Inventions Confidential: Contracts, Publication Clauses And Provisional Applications

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Novagraaf Group

2021 Mid-Year Review: Key Global Trade Secret Developments

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Jones Day

Trade Secret Enforcement In France (Video)

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Jones Day

L'actualité juridique numérique de la semaine –27 octobre 2025

France Technology

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Haas Avocats

How To Drive Innovation Impact With AI And Your Existing Team

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Questel

Portabilité des données : la CNIL encadre la fidélité client

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Haas Avocats

SME FUND - Une Aide Bienvenue Pour Les PME Européennes

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Novagraaf Group

From Hashtag To HR In The EU: Managing Political Opinions In The Workplace

France Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Trade Secrets 2020 - Combating New Threats

Trade secret protection and enforcement in 2020 requires a new, coordinated approach to legal and business strategies.

European Union IP

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Jones Day

Consequences Of The PACTE Act On IP Litigation In France

PACTE, adopted on April 11, 2019, and promulgated on May 23, 2019, amends the statute of limitations applicable to industrial property rights litigation to the benefit of rights holders.

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Jones Day

French Blocking Statute: A Renewed Interest?

Recent laws—such as the 2016 Sapin 2 Law and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation—provide for rules that are intended to ensure compliance with the French Blocking Statute, ...

France Commercial

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Jones Day

Contentieux de brevets et secret des affaires : les juridictions françaises, nouveau terrain de jeu pour les négociations FRAND ?

En transposant la directive n° 2016/943 du 8 juin 2016 dite « secret d'affaires »1, la loi n° 2018-670 du 30 juillet 20182 et son décret d'application du 11 décembre 20183

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August Debouzy

New French Decree Modifies Rules To Protect Confidential Documents During Infringement Seizure

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Jones Day

New French Decree Strengthens Protection Of Confidential Documents

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Jones Day

Secret des affaires : publication du décret n° 2018-1126 du 11 décembre 2018 précisant les aspects procéduraux

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Soulier Avocats

Trade Secrets: Publication Of Decree N°2018-1126 Of December 11, 2018 Clarifying Procedural Aspects

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Soulier Avocats

Protection Of Trade Secrets In France: Entry Into Force Of Welcomed Procedural Clarifications

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August Debouzy

Protection du secret des affaires : des précisions procédurales bienvenues

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August Debouzy

New Trade Secrets Law For France

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Un Secret Des Affaires Mieux Protégé Par La Loi Et Le Juge

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August Debouzy

Trade Secrets Better Protected By French Law And By The Courts

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August Debouzy

Alerte : Loi sur la protection des secrets d'affaires

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Fieldfisher

New Trade Secrets Law For France

On July 31st, 2018, France adopted a law on trade secret protection, loi n°2018-670 (hereafter "French Trade Secret Law").

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Un Secret Des Affaires Mieux Protégé Par La Loi Et Le Juge

Après plusieurs années de négociations au niveau européen puis français, un dispositif de protection du secret des affaires a finalement été mis en place.

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August Debouzy

Trade Secrets Better Protected By French Law And By The Courts

After several years of negotiations at the European, followed by the French level, a trade secret protection system has finally been put in place in France.

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August Debouzy

Alerte : Loi sur la protection des secrets d'affaires

Nous nous permettons d'attirer votre attention sur la promulgation de la loi n°2018-670 du 30 juillet 2018 relative à la protection du secret des affaires (ci-après la « Loi »).

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Fieldfisher

Examination Of Te Bill Tansposing EU Directive On Tade Secrets

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Soulier Avocats

The European Union Votes To Create A Unitary Patent System

The Parliament of the European Union, on December 11, 2012, voted for creating a Unitary Patent System (UPS) with a unitary effect in 25 European states.

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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