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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

EU-Japan Trade Agreement Now in Effect

Foster Garvey PC on 3/1/2019

While United States businesses were embroiled in trade wars, Japan advanced The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2018 without participation from the U.S. (TPP-11). Now, Japan and the...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2018

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/31/2018

In This Issue - Gender Diversity in Patenting: Current Landscape and Recommendations - The gender gap in patenting is a current challenge that companies face. While this issue seems pervasive, companies and lawyers can...more

Antitrust Alert: European Union May Introduce Whistleblower Protections as Under Sarbanes-Oxley

Jones Day on 4/27/2018

Whistleblowers who expose breaches of European Union law will be afforded greater protection from retaliation by companies and public authorities under a draft law proposed by the European Commission in April 2018. The draft...more

EU Commission Draft Brexit Agreement clarifies continued Protection for Unitary IPRs

Hogan Lovells on 3/8/2018

On 28 February 2018, the European Commission published the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK. The paper is, of course, only a draft and the UK government has not yet commented on or agreed to any of...more

The EC New Alert Mechanism to Detect Cartels: A Teaser Before a European General Framework for Whistleblowing

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 5/26/2017

Whistleblowing has been part of the U.S. legal tradition, if not since the resolution passed by the Continental Congress in 1778, at least since the adoption of the 1863 False Claims Act. With regard to the disclosure of...more

DSM Watch: European Commission's data package explores data ownership, localization, liability and portability, highlighting...

Hogan Lovells on 1/13/2017

On January 10, 2017, the European Commission released a Communication, a fact sheet, a working document and a public consultation relating to Europe’s “data economy”. The fact sheet states that “data is a new type of...more

Trade Secrets in the Spotlight Again: the EU Directive

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 9/15/2016

May 2016 was a banner month for trade secret protection around the world. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) into US law, creating a new Federal cause of action for...more

Breaking News: European Parliament Approves Trade Secrets Directive

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/15/2016

On April 14, 2016 (by a vote of 503 to 131 with 18 abstentions), the European Parliament approved the text of a proposed Directive for the protection of trade secrets in the European Union. Once approved by the European...more

Hidden Details: Thoughts on Trade Secrets From the UK

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/13/2016

As reported recently by Seyfarth Shaw’s lawyers in this very blog, on 13 April the European Parliament will vote on the EU Commission’s proposed trade secrets directive. Many English legal practitioners, more or less...more

MoFo IP Newsletter - January 2016

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/15/2016

Highlights of 2015 and What to Watch in 2016 in The United States - Commil USA, llC v. CiSCo SyStemS, inC. (Supreme Court, may 26, 2015). In May, the Supreme Court held that a good faith belief that an asserted patent...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: June

K&L Gates LLP on 7/7/2015

This is the first in a series of monthly EU regulatory briefs - summarising key regulatory developments across a number of sectors in the EU. Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission launches an...more

One Step Closer: European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee Approves Trade Secret Directive

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 6/29/2015

As Trade Secrets Watch has previously reported, new rules regarding the protection of trade secrets are on the horizon for the European Union. In November 2013, the European Commission announced a proposed Directive on trade...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2014

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/25/2014

The America Invents Act (AIA) came into law back in September 2011, but it was not until last March that its provisions were completely phased in. The changes last year included not only the switch from a “first-to-invent” to...more

European Union To Adopt Union-Wide Trade Secrets Law

Carlton Fields on 11/22/2013

In a move heralded by businesses and intellectual property attorneys alike, the European Commission recently indicated that, on Nov. 27, 2013, it will adopt a proposed directive to harmonize national laws making a comparable...more

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