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Important CJEU judgment on reprographic fee
The reprography fee is a fee imposed on entities providing access to devices that enable the reproduction of works under permitted private use in order to compensate for the use of works. Such devices are mainly photocopiers, scanners or cassettes, i.e. devices that...
A 3D trade mark depicting an inhaler invalidated
In the judgment of the 13th of November 2024 in case T-524/23, the General Court dealt with a case concerning the invalidity of a 3D trade mark depicting an inhaler. The mark was applied for on the 16th of July 1999 by the German company Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma...
Study on the legal protection of trade secrets in the context of the data economy
Recently published study on the legal protection of trade secrets in the context of the data economy (GRO/SME/20/F/206), by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (European Commission), clearly shows that: while the significance of data sharing has...