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Edward Taelman strengthens Crowell & Moring leading position in IP litigation.

Edward Taelman joins Crowell & Moring from his position as a senior associate at Allen & Overy in Brussels. Since 2018, he was a senior associate in their intellectual prop…

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Creactivity s’agrandit avec Sophie Everarts de Velp et Peter Decru !

Lexing – Belgium se développe avec l’arrivée de deux nouveaux collaborateurs au sein de Creactivity : notre département en Propriété Intellectuelle, Technologies de l’Information e…

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EU IPO finds that half of young consumers find it acceptable to buy fakes

The EU IPO has released the results of its 2023 study on ‘European Citizens and Intellectual Property: Perception, Awareness and Behaviour’ (IP Perception study), and sheds further…

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The EU AI Act and Obligations for Companies Operating in the…

In an era where regulatory landscapes are rapidly evolving, companies with …

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Navigating the AI Act: legal insights and analysis

The rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), its i…

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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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Processing of personal data on eID card for customer loyalty cards

Annulling a judgement of the Markets Court, the Belgian Supreme Court examined the case relating to the processing of personal data on the Belgian eID…

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Gaming & Law | Mapping the regulatory landscape (Episode 1)

Gaming: what’s law got to do with it? The online leisure and social gaming sectors are amongst the fastest growing and changing sectors. Simont B…

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RGPD : Comment remplir le registre de traitements ?

Le registre des traitements de données constitue l’un des documents essentiels de la mise en conformité au RGPD. En cas d’enquête, l’Autorité de …

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EU Cybersecurity Month: Hybrid working makes phishing attacks harder to spot

The EU Cybersecurity Month (“ECSM”) is the EU’s annual awareness campaign that takes place every October across Europe. Through this initiative, …

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Du changement en perspective pour le ciblage publicitaire en ligne !

En 2019, et ce pour la première fois en Europe, la publicité traditionnelle a été détrônée par la publicité en ligne en matière d’investissement.

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Actualia inzake e-commerce

E-commerce is meer dan ooit “booming business” mede dankzij de coronacrisis. Samen met de exponentiële groei van dit relatief jong distributiekanaal, …

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Let’s talk computers! Over de precontractuele informatieplicht van de IT-professional

Op de IT-professional rust de plicht om, alvorens over te gaan tot het afsluiten van een overeenkomst, bij zijn potentiële klant informatie in te…

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Les obligations des fournisseurs et des utilisateurs de systèmes d’intelligence artificielle selon le projet …

De manière assez générale, l’intelligence artificielle (ci-après « IA ») pourrait être définie comme un ensemble des théories et des techniques…

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Phishing: the bank is liable

"Phishing cost Belgians 34 million euros", "FPS Finance warns for fraudulent mails: 'Do not react'", "Test Aankoop/Test Achat also warns for phishing …

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Grafische elementen uit de huisstijl van ander architectenbureau zijn geen bedrijfsgeheimen maar het gebruik d…

De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen, zetelend zoals in kort geding, oordeelde dat het gebruik van bepaalde grafische elementen die…

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Que faire des forfaits « illimités » qui ne le sont pas vraiment ?

La plupart des abonnements illimités intègrent une clause selon laquelle, au-delà d’un certain volume, l’opérateur est en droit de considérer l’utilis…

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Une marque non conventionnelle qui fait “pschitt”

Dans un arrêt du 7 juillet 2021 (T-668/19), le Tribunal de l’Union européenne s’est prononcé, pour la première fois, sur la validité d’un enregistreme…

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International transfers of personal data in a nutshell

June 2021 has been a very active month in the matter of international transfers of personal data. In this article we will give an overview of the…

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Bad faith trademark registration: what about pre-existing relations?

A (former) distributor who files an identical or similar EU trademark to foreign trademarks or protected signs, is in a more uncomfortable position wh…

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Data Protection Authority decision on communicating the circumstances for a dismissal to remaining staff - is …

In their decision of 1 June 2021 (Decision No 63/2021), the Data Protection Authority determined that an employer who communicated the reasons and cir…

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Illegal uploads – CJEU’s landmark ruling for the platform economy

On 22 June 2021, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on the liability of platform operators with …

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Global rise of Buy Now Pay Later: state of play in Belgium

Deferred payment methods, often called “Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) solutions”, allow customers to acquire goods immediately while spreading the paymen…

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CJEU clarifies competence of non-lead supervisory authorities in cross-border GDPR infringements (C-645/19)

On 16 February 2018, the Brussels Court of First Instance condemned Facebook, including Facebook Ireland Limited and Facebook Inc., for having tracked…

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Belgian DPA: fines prohibited in the absence of a prior order to comply?

On 26 May 2021, the Belgian Market Court handed down a decision that may lead to much commentary: it set aside a fine issued by the Litigation Chamber…

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Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

De vaccinatiecampagne draait op volle toeren, waardoor de kans toeneemt dat u als werkgever wordt geconfronteerd met een werknemer die zich (eventueel…

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