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EURid, the Registry responsible for running the .EU Top Level Domain (TLD), recently posted a publication to celebrate its 19th anniversary and highlight its achievements. EURid was incorporated under Belgian law in April...more
On March 14, 2025, EU Member States agreed in the European Council on a common position to move forward with development of new rules for certain genetically modified plants generated using modern precision breeding methods...more
On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more
COMPETITION - ABC Technologies has filed its acquisition of TI Fluid Systems acquisition under the EU foreign-subsidy regulation - See Case FS.100182 (Deadline on 12 March)....more
Modern gene-editing technology, such as CRISPR/Cas technology, represents a ground-breaking advancement that has transformed our genetic engineering capabilities and has enormous potential for revolutionising medicine, food...more
The European Commission (EC) announced on January 29, 2025, that it launched a Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies — particularly start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) — in bringing...more
On January 15, 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued a non-binding recommendation “calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments” in certain strategic sectors. The primary goal of the recommendation is to...more
As we have seen in the first article of our series, trademarks play an important role in the protection of your pharmaceutical and life science products and can add significant value. But to understand the benefits but also...more
This blog post focuses on how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) regulates generative AI, which the AI Act refers to as General-Purpose AI (“GPAI”) Models....more
This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
On February 28, 2024, following the European Commission's four 2023 proposals, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the amended proposal to create a Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate ("USPC")...more
COMPETITION - Austria - Welding technology cartel: Cartel court imposes a fine of €505,000 on Zultner at BWB's request - Austria - Energy task force: BWB and E-Control focus on the gas market and extend the...more
The European Commission has adopted a toolbox to combat counterfeiting and help brands enforce their intellectual property rights. The toolkit builds on the Commission’s 2020 Intellectual Property Action Plan to enhance IP...more
On January 31, 2024, the European Commission (EC) adopted the first of a series of initiatives to harmonize cybersecurity certification across the EU: the European Cybersecurity Scheme on Common Criteria (EUCC). While EUCC...more
On March 13, the European Parliament voted to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act (Act), nearly three years after it was initially proposed. Once the European Council adopts the Act, and after final legislative formalities,...more
The European Parliament has adopted an amended European Commission proposal to regulate plants engineered using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas and ban any patenting of plants, plant parts, material, genetic information, or...more
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the European Union’s Data Act (Data Act), adopted on November 27, 2023 marks a significant shift in data, privacy, and intellectual property regulation. The Data Act applies to...more
On 21 January 2024, a near complete draft version of the proposed text for the EU AI Act was unofficially shared with the public by a European media publication, after which a senior advisor in the European Parliament shared...more
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Recent European Commission (Commission) proposals, including a broadening of the so-called ‘Bolar exemption’, would substantially change various incentive schemes related to medicinal product approvals, with the stated goal...more
The European Parliament (the Parliament) and the Council of the European Union (the Council) reached a compromise on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) on 8 December 2023. Although the final text is not yet...more
The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more
Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de septembre 2023. Ces Actualités législatives et...more
The European Commission's ("EC") Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Standard Essential Patents COM(2023) 232 final (27 Apr 2023) (the "Proposed Regulation") was issued by the Commission...more
When the European Commission first released its proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act in April 2021, generative AI was far from being an immediate concern of regulators. That of course all changed with the recent surge...more