To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
7/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Communications ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Parliament ,
Fake Reviews ,
Germany ,
IP Addresses ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Political Advertising ,
Right to Repair ,
UK
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
5/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Authentication and Trust Services Regulation (eIDAS) ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Digital Strategy ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Greenwashing ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Infringement ,
Innovative Technology ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK ,
UK ICO
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main digital regulatory and compliance...more
2/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Child Pornography ,
Consumer Rights Directive ,
Copyright ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Digital Marketplace ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Green Deal ,
Greenwashing ,
Media ,
Member State ,
Online Contracts ,
Online Platforms ,
Parental Consent ,
Political Advertising ,
Popular ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Subscription Services ,
Transparency
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
7/6/2023
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
DATA Act ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
FRAND ,
Greenwashing ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Online Platforms ,
Piracy ,
Popular ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Subscription Services ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
4/6/2023
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cyber Threats ,
DATA Act ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
Duty To Repair ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
False Advertising ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Greenwashing ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Misleading Statements ,
Network and Information Security Directive ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology ,
Websites ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The UK is pressing ahead with a reform to its government procurement laws that will diverge from the harmonized EU procurement regime that applied in the UK pre-Brexit. The proposals are intended to create a more transparent...more
During 2023, the UK will continue to position itself as a leader in the AI sector—by emphasizing support for the AI industry rather than pushing forward a legislative agenda....more
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
1/10/2023
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Rights Directive ,
Content Marketing ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Digital Communications ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Digital Services ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Member State ,
Minors ,
OFCOM ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
Both the EU and the UK are taking steps to enhance the rules in the financial services sector to add a new layer of direct regulation for key technology providers to banks and other regulated financial services institutions –...more
10/17/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Information Technology ,
Popular ,
Technology ,
UK
To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
10/12/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Germany ,
Net Neutrality ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
OFCOM ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Telecommunications ,
UK
It has been a busy summer for followers of the various European regulatory proposals to introduce a regulatory framework for the use of artificial intelligence in Europe. The EU is trying to resolve internal differences in...more
To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison & Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main European digital regulatory and...more
4/11/2022
/ Compliance ,
Content Marketing ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
DATA Act ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Digital Communications ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Digital Rights ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Germany ,
Internet of Things ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
OFCOM ,
Online Gaming ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right to Repair ,
The Copyright Act ,
UK Parliament ,
Video Games
The UK government has introduced its Online Safety Bill to Parliament. The new Bill was amended at the last minute to include new online offences and greater obligations on technology providers to do more to prevent “harmful...more
4/11/2022
/ Child Pornography ,
Content Marketing ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Duty of Care ,
EU ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Pornography ,
UK ,
UK Parliament ,
User-Generated Content
This article is part of our series on the alternative protein industry, which explores legal considerations relevant to companies and investors in the alternative protein space. The purpose of this article is to provide a...more
Although the European, U.S., and UK Patent Offices have denied patent applications on the grounds that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor, not every country seems to be following that approach and some may be set to...more
To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison & Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical developments in this area that...more
7/8/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Big Tech ,
Blockchain ,
Child Pornography ,
Digital Services ,
Drug Trafficking ,
eBay ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Germany ,
Information Technology ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
OFCOM ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Smart Contracts ,
Telecommunications ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Companies contracting with consumers have to take care to ensure their agreement terms are enforceable. In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK court recently showed that...more
6/8/2021
/ B2B Transactions ,
Casinos ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Gaming ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Consumer Rights Act
The Procurement Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May 2021 was one of 30 new bills on the UK government’s legislative agenda for the coming year. The main aim of the Procurement Bill is to...more
For many years, the regulation of digital markets has been a key priority in Europe. In 2015, the European Commission committed the EU to the creation of a digital single market – and that commitment spawned a series of...more
4/26/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Digital Goods ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Single Market ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Popular ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Brexit finally became a reality on 31 December 2020, as the UK reached the end of the agreed Transition Period after the UK’s departure from the EU.
The UK government has heralded Brexit as a “historic opportunity to...more
2/23/2021
/ Bids ,
EU ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Public Projects ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO
Online platform operators have a rare cause to be cautiously optimistic at news from the European court. In a recently-published European Court of Justice (ECJ) opinion, Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe stated that,...more
From 12 July 2020, any business (whether or not EU-based) providing an online platform or search engine to business users in the EU and the UK must comply with a new EU regulation designed to promote fairness and...more
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the process of implementing Brexit continues. One of the key Brexit issues for the tech sector is the extent to which the UK will either align or diverge its digital regulations with the...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, the life sciences industry is at the forefront of addressing the urgent need for pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, ventilators, and personal protective equipment capable of...more
The European Commission has issued guidance on how the EU public procurement framework can and should be used during the COVID-19 crisis.
While the Commission has not relaxed any of the existing EU procurement rules, it has...more