Overview Experience People Events Intelligence Brussels Boulevard Saint Michel, 471040 Brussels Belgium P 32.2.78.79.700 F 32.2.400.00.32 Directions EU Moves Closer to a "Unitary" Patent Regime for Obtaining and Litigating Patents in Europe 12 December 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On December 11, 2012, the European Parliament approved a set of three proposals to create (1) a “unitary” patent valid across 25 EU member states, (2) a simplified... EU Competition Compliance Program Implications for U.S. Companies 23 October 2012 Legal News Alert: Antitrust Acting to rid European Union markets of restrictive trade practices like seemingly endemic industrial cartels, the European Commission has long sought to employ... Long-Awaited EU Unitary Patent Possible as Prospects Brighten 19 July 2011 Legal News: International Previous Attempts to Create a Unitary Patent Protection The proposal was reformulated in 2009, after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced... EU Court of Justice Rejects Legal Professional Privilege for Communications With In-House Counsel 17 September 2010 Legal News Alert: International On September 14, 2010, the EU Court of Justice ruled that communications with in-house counsel made in the context of a European antitrust investigation are not... European Commission Publishes the Final Report on Its Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry 22 July 2009 Legal News Alert: Antitrust Background The European Commission (EC) launched a sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical market on January 15, 2008, under Article 17 of Regulation 1/2003, to investigate... European REACH Regulation Poses Significant Issues for Manufacturers and Importers of Chemicals Into the European Union 29 June 2009 Legal News Alert: International After almost a decade of debate and controversy, the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH Regulation) has entered into force... Related 1 2 3
EU Moves Closer to a "Unitary" Patent Regime for Obtaining and Litigating Patents in Europe 12 December 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On December 11, 2012, the European Parliament approved a set of three proposals to create (1) a “unitary” patent valid across 25 EU member states, (2) a simplified...
EU Competition Compliance Program Implications for U.S. Companies 23 October 2012 Legal News Alert: Antitrust Acting to rid European Union markets of restrictive trade practices like seemingly endemic industrial cartels, the European Commission has long sought to employ...
Long-Awaited EU Unitary Patent Possible as Prospects Brighten 19 July 2011 Legal News: International Previous Attempts to Create a Unitary Patent Protection The proposal was reformulated in 2009, after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced...
EU Court of Justice Rejects Legal Professional Privilege for Communications With In-House Counsel 17 September 2010 Legal News Alert: International On September 14, 2010, the EU Court of Justice ruled that communications with in-house counsel made in the context of a European antitrust investigation are not...
European Commission Publishes the Final Report on Its Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry 22 July 2009 Legal News Alert: Antitrust Background The European Commission (EC) launched a sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical market on January 15, 2008, under Article 17 of Regulation 1/2003, to investigate...
European REACH Regulation Poses Significant Issues for Manufacturers and Importers of Chemicals Into the European Union 29 June 2009 Legal News Alert: International After almost a decade of debate and controversy, the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH Regulation) has entered into force...