293 results Online marketplace's liability for trademark infringement While online shopping is booming in such period of COVID-19 outbreak, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) recently decided that Amazon cannot be accused of trade mark infringement. Philippe Campolini co-authored a book dedicated to the protection of trade secrets in Belgium The book, entitled 'Secrets d'Affaires' explores the EU Trade Secrets Directive and its implementation in Belgian law, covering key concepts, lawful/unlawful acts, contract implications, and trade secret protection in administrative law. Consultatie Wet toekomst accountancysector gepubliceerd Op 9 juli 2021 is een consultatieversie van het voorstel voor de Wet toekomst accountancysector (het “Voorstel”) gepubliceerd. Het Voorstel bevat maatregelen die beogen de kwaliteit van wettelijke controles te verbeteren. Online platforms and uploading of protected works: a priori no liability for operators of online platforms In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users. Stibbe advises Novy Stibbe assisted the shareholders of Novy with the sale of their shares to the American group Middleby. Non-contractual liability of the accountant who performs a non-statutory task The legal journal Maandblad voor Vermogensecht has published an article by Gertjan Boekraad on ‘the scope of the non-contractual liability of the accountant who performs a non-statutory task’. Buitencontractuele aansprakelijkheid van de accountant bij een niet-wettelijke taak Gertjan Boekraad schreef een artikel voor het Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht over de ‘Reikwijdte van de buitencontractuele aansprakelijkheid van de accountant bij de uitoefening van een niet-wettelijke taak’. Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI. Discover our SPC booklet Our Brussels IP/Life Sciences team has authored a booklet on the case-law of the Court of justice of the EU (CJEU) regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs). Digital Law Up(to)date: CJEU allows decompilation of computer programs to correct errors On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the decompilation of a computer program to correct an error in the functioning of that program does not infringe the exclusive rights of the author of the program. NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about. Overview of the most important decisions rendered in Belgian patent litigation cases in 2020 Stibbe's IP team recapped last year's patent case law in Belgium for the IPKat Blog. IPKat regularly publishes on European patent law and is one of the most popular blogs dedicated to IP law. Stibbe advises GumGum Stibbe advised GumGum on the acquisition of JustPremium. Over het delen van in te nemen standpunten en zienswijzen met de Belastingdienst Reinout de Boer, Rogier van der Struijk en Mieke Lavreysen schreven over communicatie met de Belastingdienst en de eventuele gevolgen daarvan in het Weekblad fiscaal recht. Towards a European legal framework for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Verplichte rapportering door accountants over fraude en continuïteit in de controleverklaring Aanleiding De onderwerpen “fraude” en “continuïteit” en de werkzaamheden die accountants verrichten rondom deze onderwerpen zijn zeer actueel. Digital Law Up(to)date: Art. 17 of directive 2019/790 is valid The CJEU validates the new liability regime for large online platforms organised by article 17 of the directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. EBA publishes its advice on non-bank lending activities In the past years, non-banks have shaken up the lending landscape in the European Union (“EU”). Fintech lending platforms and other non-bank lenders (including Bigtechs) have entered and disrupted the lending markets. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
Online marketplace's liability for trademark infringement While online shopping is booming in such period of COVID-19 outbreak, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) recently decided that Amazon cannot be accused of trade mark infringement.
Philippe Campolini co-authored a book dedicated to the protection of trade secrets in Belgium The book, entitled 'Secrets d'Affaires' explores the EU Trade Secrets Directive and its implementation in Belgian law, covering key concepts, lawful/unlawful acts, contract implications, and trade secret protection in administrative law.
Consultatie Wet toekomst accountancysector gepubliceerd Op 9 juli 2021 is een consultatieversie van het voorstel voor de Wet toekomst accountancysector (het “Voorstel”) gepubliceerd. Het Voorstel bevat maatregelen die beogen de kwaliteit van wettelijke controles te verbeteren.
Online platforms and uploading of protected works: a priori no liability for operators of online platforms In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users.
Stibbe advises Novy Stibbe assisted the shareholders of Novy with the sale of their shares to the American group Middleby.
Non-contractual liability of the accountant who performs a non-statutory task The legal journal Maandblad voor Vermogensecht has published an article by Gertjan Boekraad on ‘the scope of the non-contractual liability of the accountant who performs a non-statutory task’.
Buitencontractuele aansprakelijkheid van de accountant bij een niet-wettelijke taak Gertjan Boekraad schreef een artikel voor het Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht over de ‘Reikwijdte van de buitencontractuele aansprakelijkheid van de accountant bij de uitoefening van een niet-wettelijke taak’.
Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI.
Discover our SPC booklet Our Brussels IP/Life Sciences team has authored a booklet on the case-law of the Court of justice of the EU (CJEU) regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs).
Digital Law Up(to)date: CJEU allows decompilation of computer programs to correct errors On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the decompilation of a computer program to correct an error in the functioning of that program does not infringe the exclusive rights of the author of the program.
NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about.
Overview of the most important decisions rendered in Belgian patent litigation cases in 2020 Stibbe's IP team recapped last year's patent case law in Belgium for the IPKat Blog. IPKat regularly publishes on European patent law and is one of the most popular blogs dedicated to IP law.
Over het delen van in te nemen standpunten en zienswijzen met de Belastingdienst Reinout de Boer, Rogier van der Struijk en Mieke Lavreysen schreven over communicatie met de Belastingdienst en de eventuele gevolgen daarvan in het Weekblad fiscaal recht.
Towards a European legal framework for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
Verplichte rapportering door accountants over fraude en continuïteit in de controleverklaring Aanleiding De onderwerpen “fraude” en “continuïteit” en de werkzaamheden die accountants verrichten rondom deze onderwerpen zijn zeer actueel.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Art. 17 of directive 2019/790 is valid The CJEU validates the new liability regime for large online platforms organised by article 17 of the directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market.
EBA publishes its advice on non-bank lending activities In the past years, non-banks have shaken up the lending landscape in the European Union (“EU”). Fintech lending platforms and other non-bank lenders (including Bigtechs) have entered and disrupted the lending markets.