Posts Tagged: European Commission
Some Progress in the International Effort to Harmonize Trade Secret Protection
In 1994, the United States was winding up the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations leading to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tucked in among the …
Is Europe really (*still*) moving away from protecting platforms and internet intermediaries?
This time last year, the combination of the Commission's September 2017 Communication and the proposed Article 13 of the draft Copyright Directive led some to conclude that Europe was …
European Commission Unveils Digital Tax Proposal Which Could Generate Billions in Tax Revenues from American Tech Giants
The European Commission has recently proposed new tax rules that would significantly alter the tax regime faced by technology companies operating in the European Union, including American …
Embrace IP That Works: Importance of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) in the European Union
The European Union suffers from an investment deficit relative to other industrialized nations. A recent report by the European Commission emphasizes this impact, “the EU needs to …
The New Era of Antitrust Law and Policy in Standards: Embracing Evidence Based Policy-making
On November 10, 2017, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new top antitrust enforcer, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Makan Delrahim, delivered a powerful speech on antitrust law and …
European Commission publishes proposed text for new e-Privacy regulation
This new e-Privacy Regulation, if adopted, will replace the current e-Privacy Directive and will establish, together with the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, a new privacy legal …
Getty Images targets Google’s image search in EU by filing competition complaint
Google, the Internet software and services arm of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAG:GOOGL), offers a tremendously valuable portal to the wider Internet through its flagship search engine service. …
Stabilization and Association Agreement and its Impact on the Protection of IP Rights in Kosovo
After several years of negotiations between the Kosovo government and the European Commission, the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) entered into force on April 1, 2016. The entry into …
From Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield: Making order from chaos on data protection
To replace the now-defunct Safe Harbor agreement, last week the European Commission published the first details of its transatlantic Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is meant to …
Digital Single Market: EU-wide consultation on online platforms has launched
The Consultation is part of the Commission's assessment of the role of online platforms, promised in its Communication on a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe (DSM) …
The Unified European Patent: What it Means for International Enterprises Seeking Protection on the Continent
On February 19, 24 members of the 27 European Union signed a unified patent court agreement in Brussels, Belgium. Bulgaria is expected to sign once it completes internal administrative procedures, …
Some Observations on the Market Reverberations of the Smart Phone Patent Wars
Commenting on the Yahoo! Inc. patent infringement lawsuit filed against Facebook in March of 2012, Mr. Cuban concludes his post by stating: “I hope Yahoo[!] is awarded $50 billion …
Negotiations Over Single EU Patent End Without Agreement
Unfortunately for those who support a single European patent, negotiations broke down on Wednesday evening and the status quo will remain. According to the Financial Times the …
