Ignace Vernimme speaks at Protection@Lunch workshop

Short Reads - A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario.

Speaking slot - On Thursday 25 October, Agoria's Regulatory and Standardization Expertise Center organizes its 5th information day about regulations and standards for topics including international trade, privacy and contract law, transport, Internet of Things and blockchain, eHealth, ... at regional, national and European level.

Speaking slot - Ignace Vernimme, IP Partner at Stibbe Brussels, moderates a roundtable discussion on 'second medical use patents'. Manuel Campolini, of-counsel at Stibbe Brussels, co-moderates this session. Floris ten Have, Competition and Regulation Partner at Stibbe Amsterdam, chairs a session on opportunities and challenges for biosimilar medicine developers.

Articles - On Thursday August 30, Stibbe, in cooperation with Accenture Innovation Awards 2017 finalist Somnox, hosted a legal workshop as part of the 'Scale Up Academy of the Accenture Innovation Awards'. The purpose of the event was to make start-ups and scale-ups aware of the legal challenges that may arise in their infancy.