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Emmanuel Cornu elected President of the Benelux Council for Intellectual Property

Our IP team is very proud to announce that Emmanuel Cornu has been elected unanimously to President of the Benelux Council for Intellectual Property (BOIP for IP professionals).

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Simont Braun welcomes a new partner in its IP department

Simont Braun is delighted to announce the appointment of Michaël De Vroey as a partner in the intellectual property department. Michaël brings more than 15 years of experience ac…

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Steven De Schrijver joins Agio Legal

One of the leading experts in Belgium on cross-border M&A in the TMT & Life Science sectors and Technology Law, Steven De Schrijver, has joined the ranks of Agio Legal.

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Trademark protection in Web 3.0: Lessons from the Hermès vs.…

On 8 February 2023, a New York jury delivered its long-awaited verdict in a…

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ChatGPT et la protection des données à caractère personnel.

ChatGPT , le chatbot développé par l’entreprise OpenAI est disponible depui…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Het fiscaal gunstregime voor auteursrechten anno 2023 hervormd – Welk nieuws onder de zon?

De hervorming van het gunstig fiscaal stelsel voor auteursrechtenvergoedingen was de voorbije weken en maanden niet weg te slaan uit het nieuws. Zowel…

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Data Protection in Belgium: the 2023 focus of the BDPA

In 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ("BDPA") rendered a large number of decisions and identified priorities for the following year that poi…

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UPC-Overeenkomst | De Opt-Out

De hervorming van het Europees octrooirecht waarbij een Europees octrooi met eenheidswerking wordt ingevoerd, gaat gepaard met de oprichting van een E…

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UPC-Overeenkomst | Algemeen overzicht

Op 19 februari 2013 hebben vijfentwintig lidstaten van de Europese Unie (“de Unie”) een overeenkomst tot oprichting van het Eengemaakt Octrooigerecht …

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The Belgian Whistleblowing Act enters into force. What do you need to know regarding data protection?

The Belgian Parliament recently approved the Act implementing EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 …

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Third parties can now also lodge appeals before the Market Court against decisions of the DPA’s Litigation Cha…

The Constitutional Court ruled on 12 January 2023 that the absence of appeal possibilities for interested third parties against decisions of the Litig…

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New Belgian law of contracts: impact on IT contracts

The new Belgian contract law has become applicable from 1 January 2023. Curious about the impact of these (new) rules on IT contracts concluded from t…

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Des seins nus sur Instagram et Facebook ?

Les seins nus sont admis sur Instagram et Facebook … s’ils sont masculins. Toute autre poitrine est bannie du réseau. Motif : exhibition sexuelle. Le …

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De auteursrechten in fiscalibus tot 2022 - de taxatiefase voorbij: what’s next?

Over het auteursrecht is de jongste maanden veel inkt gevloeid. Eind 2022 is een wetswijziging terzake goedgekeurd waarbij het fiscaal gunstregime van…

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The Whistleblowing Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette

In our newsflash of 7 December 2022, we wrote that the draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/…

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Draft Adequacy Decision by the European Commission: The Long-Awaited Replacem…

The European Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The fra…

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Looking ahead to the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s priorities for 2023

With the end of 2022 in sight, it’s time to look ahead to 2023. The new Executive Committee of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”) c…

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Draft Belgian Whistleblowing Act now adopted in Parliament!

The draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 (‘the Whistleblowing Directive’) into national…

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A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

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Klokkenluiden in de private sector

Vandaag (15 december 2022) is de Wet betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een jurid…

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Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force on 1 November 2022

The Digital Market Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October, and it will enter into force on 1 November. La…

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EU Cybersecurity Month: mobile devices can pose a risk to your business

We increasingly depend on mobile devices. Many companies embrace the idea of “bring your own device” (“BYOD”) policies and allow employees to access c…

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5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

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Cyberveiligheid: Een Strategische Verplichting eerder dan een louter IT-probleem

Cyberveiligheidsrisico's nemen alsmaar toe binnen bedrijven aangezien telewerk en het gebruik van cloud computing werknemers uitgebreide toegang biede…

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