Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

On 9 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") answered a preliminary question referred to it by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the "Referring Court") in Novartis AG ("Novartis") v. Actavis UK Ltd.

A recently published decision of the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Board of Appeal about European patents and clinical trials provides for interesting reading and for some important pointers about how to deal with clinical trials for medicinal products but also for medical devices as to not destroy novelty of a patentable invention with invalidity as result.

The patent of Oliver Brüstle that is at stake relates to purified neural precursor cells and to processes for their production from embryonic stem cells.

In 2024, Lidl secured a win in a high-profile trademark dispute in the United Kingdom.

The rise of e-commerce has made it easier than ever for counterfeit goods to circulate across Europe.

La Cour d'appel d'Aix-en-Provence a rendu le 23 avril 2025 un arrêt rappelant la règle en matière de prescription de l'action en contrefaçon de droit d'auteur dans une affaire opposant deux sculpteurs.

The past few years' rapid increase in the importance of software, data, and AI to drive new products and service offerings has brought a new set of IP challenges for many industrial companies.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA" or the "Authority") has sent a letter to Chief Executive Officers...

In a recent ruling, a Regional Court in Poland reaffirmed that importing branded goods from the UK into the European Union (EU) without the right holder's consent constitutes a criminal offence...

Im April 2025 trat das Gesetz zur Stärkung des Justizstandorts Deutschland durch die Einführung von Commercial Courts und der Gerichtssprache Englisch in der Zivilgerichtsbarkeit (Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz) in Kraft.

In business, even the simplest of arrangements benefit from being set out clearly in writing. A well-drafted contract not only clarifies the terms of the agreement...

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