All About IP is Mayer Brown's intellectual property blog and is a source of information on the latest developments in global intellectual property markets, with a focus on Germany and Europe. The blog examines relevant legislative and regulatory developments as well as judicial decisions in the fields of intellectual and industrial property and unfair competition law. The editors are lawyers or legal trainees in Mayer Brown’s Intellectual Property practice, which has been supporting clients in matters pertaining to industrial property and copyright for many years.
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Health Data: European Commission Proposes new Rules on Access and Use
European Union - January 16 2023 In May 2022, the European Commission published a proposal to establish a European Health Data Space (“EHDS”). The Commission’s EHDS proposal aims to…
Tokenization, Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights
European Union - November 23 2022 Tokenization is the process of taking real-world assets and having them represented by digital tokens that can be traded on a blockchain…
EU Commission Proposes New Liability Rules on Products and AI
European Union - October 14 2022 On 28 September 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for two directives adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial…
Germany Passes Law to Restrict Injunctive Relief in Patent Infringement Cases by Proportionality Considerations
Germany - June 28 2021 The German legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) has passed a bill that will change German patent law. The bill will enter into force soon. Under the…
German Data Protection Authority Decides on Supplementary Measures for International Data Transfers
European Union, Germany - April 8 2021 A decision issued on 15 March 2021 by the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“BayLDA”, publication pending) is the first German enforcement action in…
German Federal Court of Justice Confirms Its Case Law on Patent Infringement by Equivalents
Germany - April 7 2021 In a recent decision on patent infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed its case law that each…
Spanish Data Protection Authority Issues Highest GDPR Fine to Date
European Union, Spain - April 6 2021 The Spanish Data Protection Authority (“Agencia Espanola Proteccion Datos - AEPD”) has recently issued its highest fine to date, totaling €8.15…
German Government Passes Bill to Simplify and Modernize Patent Law
Germany - November 5 2020 On 28 October 2020, the German Federal Government passed a bill to simplify and modernize the German patent law. The bill is expected to pass the…
Sanction Provisions in Brazil’s Data Protection Law Will Take Effect on 1 August 2021
Brazil - June 19 2020 Since enacted in August 2018, the entry into force of the Brazilian Data Protection Law (No. 13,709 - “LGPD”) has been subject to several changes…
German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) Extends Deadlines and Cancels Scheduled Hearings
Germany - April 14 2020 On 18 March 2020, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (“DPMA”) has announced the extensions for all time limits granted by the German Patent and…
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