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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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Communication in response to employee departures: limit yourself to the essentials

In the context of the execution of an employment contract, an employer is permitted to inform its employees about the mere fact that an employment con…

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The New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers of Personal Data from the EU

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued its long-awaited updated standard contractual clauses (SCCs).  The publication of …

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World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Fighting fake goods remains a priority

Today is the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day. The day on which we recognize the hard work necessary to stop the manufacture, sale and distribution of co…

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Data transfer tool – Adoption of new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses

In the absence of an adequacy decision or derogations, undertakings may only transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if the la…

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Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…

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The Belgian DPA approved the EU Cloud Code of Conduct for cloud service providers acting as a processor

On 20 May 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (hereinafter DPA) has approved the first transnational code of conduct since the entry into…

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GDPR in (a checklist of) 10 points? Yes, we can!

The GDPR entered into force exactly 3 years ago, on 25 May 2018. Many companies began implementing the GDPR around that time, but can no longer see th…

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Europese Unie neemt de leiding in regulering van AI

Kunstmatige intelligentie wordt dan ook terecht door de EU beschouwd als één van de essentiële bouwstenen voor de digitale maatschappij van de toekoms…

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As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

Recently, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed an administrative fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial institution. It appeared that an employee h…

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Vooruit and Vooruit: can trade marks continue to coexist?

You will certainly have heard about the discussion between the political movement Vooruit and the art centre in Ghent with an identical name…

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Repeat trademark filings: General Court confirms bad faith filing in Monopoly case

In a recent judgment, the General Court has confirmed that repeat filings of trademarks may, in certain circumstances, constitute bad faith

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L’obligation de collaboration du client dans un contrat Agile

Le manifeste Agile met en évidence le processus collaboratif sur lequel reposent les méthodes du même nom. Les nombreuses interactions entre…

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Dies Irae at the Belgian National Orchestra: the Brussels Court of Appeal rules on musicians’ neighbouring rig…

The health crisis has not eased the tensions between the management and the trade unions of the Belgian National Orchestra (“BNO”). The pandemic has e…

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Gegevensbeveiliging: wie draagt verantwoordelijkheid?

Wie draagt de verantwoordelijkheid voor het nemen van gegevensbeveiligingsmaatregelen?

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De vernietiging van de Dataretentiewet, wat nu?

Het Grondwettelijk Hof heeft in een arrest van 22 april 2021 de zogenaamde Dataretentiewet [1] van 2016 vernietigd. Het Hof oordeelt dat de algemene e…

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Vooruit en Vooruit: kunnen merken samen blijven bestaan?

U heeft de jongste maanden ongetwijfeld de discussie opgevangen tussen de politieke beweging Vooruit en het gelijknamige Gentse kunstencentr…

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Recours aux caméras intelligentes et protection des données

Depuis le début de la pandémie de la Covid-19, les autorités publiques et entités privées ont eu recours à des caméras intelligentes. Ces de…

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Framing et hyperliens : une technique hyper en-cadrée?

Avez-vous déjà entendu parler du framing, aussi appelé « transclusion » ?

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Influencers and IP rights: Top 5 most asked practical questions by brands

TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, ... these are all social networks that have sparked the development of a new form of advertising over …

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Insufficient cybersecurity measures under GDPR: 100k EUR fine in Belgium & key fines elsewhere

On 26 April 2021, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) handed down its first fine specifically for cybersecurity fai…

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