Europe/European Union

The Global Legal Post teams up with LexisNexis to explore challenges and opportunities of Gen AI adoption

Series of articles will investigate key criteria to consider when investing in Gen AI

Shock Supreme Court trademark ruling finds Sky acted in bad faith in SkyKick dispute

‘Wide ramifications for brand owners’ as broad trademark specifications now more open to attack

Luxury brands must prepare for changes in UK, EU and US sustainability legislation

Upcoming global ESG regulations will be a catalyst for transformation within the luxury sector, according to a new report from Baker & McKenzie and Positive Luxury

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ESG | UK

‘Technology is reshaping fashion’: Hugo Boss fights off BOSSPOWERL trademark at EUIPO

German fashion house accused Chinese tech outfit of “free riding” on its reputation

AI governance among top data law trends shaping business strategies, study shows

New Freshfields report outlines key data law changes that companies must adapt to

European Law Institute calls for ‘light-touch’ litigation funding regulation

Excessive regulation could lead to funders exiting the market, potentially reducing access to justice, ELI study suggests

Co-founder of Powell Gilbert joins Morgan Lewis

Arrival of Tim Powell continues US firm’s European IP push

Economic concerns, AI top list of European employer concerns, study finds

Littler survey of in-house counsel and other executives also highlights concerns around politics and ESG

European patent law trends in the life sciences

Decisions from the European Patent Office and more recently the Unitary Patent Court continue to develop patent law affecting the life sciences in Europe, writes Mewburn Ellis patent lawyer Nick Sutcliffe

IBA endorses first international treaty on AI governance

Support for European convention on AI builds on IBA’s AI report launched at annual conference in Mexico City last month

Celltrion avoids injunction at UPC in row over asthma drug

Novartis and Genentech had accused Korean rival of “imminent infringement” through marketing of biosimilar

Mathys & Squire granted access to documents in UPC transparency test case

The way the request was processed still raises ‘significant concerns’, says the firm

UPC revokes Amgen patent in cholesterol drug battle with Sanofi and Regeneron

Pan-European patent court delivers first revocation judgment a year and a month after opening

Unified Patent court invalidates Dexcom diabetes patent

Glucose monitoring patent revoked across 17 UPC member states in ongoing dispute with rival Abbott

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Will changes to proposed EU medicinal directive shift the balance towards generics and are they TRIPS compliant?

Mathys & Squire patent litigator Stephen Garner discusses changes to EU pharmaceutical legislation and the impact on IP rights

UK ratifies Hague-19 Convention in a boost to London litigation

Treaty ensures UK judgments will be recognised in EU and other member countries

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FDI | UK

Digital giants beware, EC’s competition enforcer tells young European lawyers

Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen

UPC one year on: a review of the court’s first 12 months in action

Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers Sebastian Moore, Frederic Chevallier and Rachel Montagnon look back on the Unified Patent Court’s maiden year

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