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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

New EU Guidance on Health Claims

by Vanessa Edwards, Sebastián Romero Melchor | K&L Gates LLP on 2/14/2013

Two recent developments of importance for the interpretation of the new list of permitted health claims in the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, "the...more

China Trade Marks – Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale services relating to medicines and pharmaceuticals

by Jonathan Feder, Shalini Jayaweera, Anthony Watson | K&L Gates LLP on 1/21/2013

The China Trade Marks Office (CTMO) recently announced that from 1 January 2013 it is accepting applications to register trade marks in relation to retail or wholesale services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary...more

‘Health Claim’ Definition to Be Interpreted Widely, EU Court Rules

by K&L Gates LLP on 9/10/2012

In its first judgment on Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, the Court of Justice of the EU adopted a broad interpretation of the definition of “health claim” by ruling that claims for merely...more

“But what is it, Doc?” – Health Care Professionals under Professionals under Regulation 1924/2006

by K&L Gates LLP on 7/5/2012

Changes in the epidemiological profile in Western countries during the last three decades have shown an increasing trend in the development of non-transmissible chronic diseases in the adult population. Nutrition-related...more

High Noon: The Italians try to play solo the Health Claims game

by K&L Gates LLP on 7/5/2012

On November 27, 2009, the Italian Government notified a draft regulation on the use of substances other than vitamins and minerals in food supplements before the European Commission, pursuant to the procedure laid down in...more

Privacy and Data Protection 2011 Year in Review

by McDermott Will & Emery on 1/12/2012

A Look at Some of the Major Developments of 2011 Around the Globe, and a Prediction of What’s to Come in 2012 in the Areas of Privacy and Data Protection Privacy and data protection continues to be an exploding area of...more