International Law

L'Arabie saoudite rejoint le système de Madrid pour l'enregistrement international des marques, ouvrant de nouvelles opportunités de protection pour les titulaires de marques. Cette adhésion au Protocole de Madrid permettra aux entreprises de désigner l'Arabie saoudite dans leurs demandes internationales à partir d'octobre 2026.

The EU's naval operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini has conducted another boarding of a sanctioned oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea. An Italian naval vessel inspected the MV Sun south of Sicily to verify its flag status, marking the third such operation reported in recent weeks targeting vessels suspected of involvement in sanctions evasion.

The European Union's new CRD VI directive fundamentally reshapes how US banks can conduct corporate lending across EU Member States, introducing mandatory branch licensing requirements that eliminate...

Luxembourg authorities have discontinued a criminal investigation into potential EU sanctions violations by Spacety Luxembourg SA, a Chinese satellite firm that was subsequently placed into liquidation. The case was closed after mutual legal assistance requests were made, though details about the responses and recipient countries remain unclear.

Czech police investigators have completed their probe into alleged violations of EU asset freeze sanctions and forwarded the case to prosecutors. The investigation centers on transactions totaling nearly €4 million allegedly conducted with frozen funds belonging to a designated person under Russian sanctions.

Latvia's Customs enforcement activity reveals significant interception of sanctioned goods destined for Russia, with military equipment seizures and millions in confiscated cargo. How effective are border controls in preventing sanctions evasion, and what does the scale of these operations tell us about smuggling attempts?

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a landmark judgment addressing whether effective geo-blocking can lawfully restrict online access to copyrighted works across territorial boundaries, and whether the mere possibility of VPN circumvention undermines such technological measures. The case examines the fundamental tension between territorial copyright protection and the borderless nature of internet access, with significant implications for digital content providers operating across multi

The Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal examines critical questions of patent validity, including whether omitting disclosed features constitutes added matter when functional or structural links exist, and how technical effects factor into determining essential features for inventive step analysis. The decision also addresses procedural boundaries for raising new legal arguments on appeal.

The Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal issued a significant ruling on evidence production requests in appeal proceedings involving Network System Technologies LLC and Qualcomm entities. This case addresses procedural matters under Rule 190 of the Rules of Procedure concerning three European patents related to telecommunications technology.