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New European unitary patent and Unified Patent Court are on the horizon

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 4 2013

Soon, a new unitary patent system will bring reduced cost and greater uniformity to European patents. The Unified Patent Court Agreement was signed

One year later: an update on the proposed EU privacy regulation

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • January 29 2013

On Jan. 25, 2012, the European Commission first published a proposed draft General Data Protection Regulation (the "Proposed Regulation"). Almost one

IP translator: the EU trademark case decision's affect on applications

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 2 2012

On June 19, 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision in a trademark case where the applicant sought registration for IP TRANSLATOR, using a class heading of "educational services" to identify the services

EU Conference: Privacy and Protection of Personal Data

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union
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  • March 22 2012

The EU Conference on Privacy and the Protection of Personal Data held March 19 in Washington, D.C., was a great illustration of the importance of the topic within the European Union

SEC adopts disclosure guidance on European sovereign debt exposures

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • January 9 2012

On Friday, January 6, 2012, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 4 (European Sovereign Debt Exposures) regarding disclosure relating to registrants' exposures to risk of debt to certain European countries

What's next in EU data protection?

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 25 2011

The Article 29 Working Party outlined its agenda for 2012 at a recent plenary meeting in Brussels

Still think consent is easy?

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • August 23 2011

In my last entry I stressed the importance of complying with the various consent requirements hidden in European data protection laws

Basic principles of European Union consent and data protection

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • July 25 2011

Any US company that receives data about individuals living in the European Union must be familiar with the basic principles of consent and data protection within the EU to avoid costly mistakes that are easily made in obtaining consent, should the validity of such consent be challenged by the EU data protection agencies

U.S. companies: are you REACH ready?

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • March 11 2008

REACH is a new European Union (“EU”) regulation on chemicals use