On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs. The proposals, that are now sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption, are aimed at modernizing the EU design system and the harmonized national design protection laws.… Continue Reading
The European Commission has identified the need for it to engage with US authorities as a matter of urgency to discuss shortcomings in the Safe Harbour regime, which allows organisations in the EU to legally transfer personal data to the US. It is not yet clear what changes will be made to the Safe Harbour … Continue Reading
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe’s highest court, has recently handed down an interesting judgment on agency contracts. It ruled that express choice of law provisions will not be enforced in the EU against some commercial agents despite the general legal principle that parties should be free to choose governing law … Continue Reading
As part of its Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme the European Commission has announced that it intends to evaluate the Commercial Agent’s Directive (86/653/EC) during 2014. The results of this evaluation could have implications for technology companies doing business in the EU. This well-established but relatively unknown Directive grants commercial agents in the European Union … Continue Reading
