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29/09/16

Belgian Privacy Commission issues a 13 step plan for companies preparing for GDPR compliance

Following a series of guidance published by fellow national DPAs, the Belgian Privacy Commission launched a 13 step GDPR-readiness roadmap to help com…

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22/09/16

28.000 délégués à la protection des données nécessaires d'ici mai 2018 !

Sur la base de postulats restrictifs, une étude de l’International Association of Privacy Professional estime à 28.000 le nombre de délégués…

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14/09/16

To hyperlink or not? Posting a hyperlink can infringe copyrights

On 8 September, the Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in the GS Media BV v. Sanoma Media a.o. case (C-160-15), within the framework of a preliminary…

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14/09/16

Aucune mesure pour les auteurs dans la future directive européenne

Depuis quelques jours, nous disposons d'un brouillon d'un projet de directive européenne en matière de droit d'auteur. Le texte de 23 pages, écrit en …

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01/09/16

Functionaris voor gegevensbescherming: wat houdt het in en wanneer is deze functie verplicht?

Een functionaris voor gegevensbescherming (de officiële term), oftewel een data protection officer, is een functie of rol binnen een or…

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01/09/16

Back to school: Brushing up on your data protection lessons

As you may recall, in January 2016, on the occasion of the international “Data Protection Day”, we sent a news update reflecting on the high…

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31/08/16

Wat is de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming?

De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (of: GDPR) is een verordening waarmee de Europese Commissie de veiligheid van data wil bevordere…

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26/08/16

GDPR - (New) rights of the data subject

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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18/08/16

Oops! Caught red-handed? What are the sanctions for violating data protection rules?

This is not a trivial question because the supervisory authority designated in each Member State will now be entitled to impose more stringent adminis…

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11/08/16

Additional cybersecurity requirements for “Operators of Essential Services” and “Digital Service Providers” as…

Today, many cybersecurity incidents remain unreported to the Belgian authorities and to the public. With the entry into force of the EU General Data P…

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10/08/16

The beneficiary of a patent licence must pay the agreed royalty even if it does not infringe the patented tech…

The German company Behringwerke granted the company Genetech a worldwide non-exclusive licence to use a patented human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Never…

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09/08/16

Court of Justice clarifies the legality of royalty payments in the event of revocation or non-infringement of …

On 7 July 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Paris Appeal Court. The question arose in the context of a d…

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04/08/16

Photographs may be worth $1 billion: GETTY IMAGES sued over copyright infringement

Photographs are not only worth a thousand words; especially when 18,755 photographs are protected by U.S. copyright law. With the Internet, it’s easy …

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04/08/16

Privacy in een virtuele omgeving: juridische uitdagingen voor VR en augmented reality

Naast de commerciële risico’s verbonden aan virtuele realiteit en augmented reality – zijn er wel genoeg praktische toepassingen en/of games om d…

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02/08/16

Ground-breaking CJEU judgment on reimbursement of lawyers’ fees in IP litigation

Everyone knows that judicial proceedings are often time-consuming and costly, and involve considerable lawyers’ fees. In Belgium, the capped ‘procedur…

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02/08/16

EU-US Privacy Shield: a safe alternative?

The EU-US Privacy Shield adequacy decision has been adopted by the European Commission on 12 July 2016. This decision replaces the old Safe Harbor Reg…

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25/07/16

Pokemon go: Gotta catch 'em all; except your personal data!

It’s the Pokémon-mania! The Pokémon Go game is taking the world by storm. This unbelievably huge game can now claim the title of most popular mobile g…

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21/07/16

Get Your Privacy Shield Certification as from 1st August 2016

As from 1st August 2016 companies will be able to sign up to a new transatlantic data-transfer framework that will enable them to legally transfer per…

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20/07/16

Beware of Tenants Selling Counterfeit Goods!

In a recent decision, Tommy Hilfiger et al. v Delta Center (C-494/15), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) opened the door for injunctio…

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18/07/16

European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield

On 12 July, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new framework to protect the fundamental rights of data subjects whose perso…

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06/08/26

06/08/26

Does the EU Cyber Resilience Act apply to your product? Scope, definitions and the product clas…

24/06/26

24/06/26

Application mobile détournée : quels recours ?

16/02/26

16/02/26

Auteursrechten en architecten: positieve rechtspraak zet de juiste toon

06/08/26

Auteursrechtvergoeding voor software opnieuw fiscaal voordel…

04/08/26

AI-regels wijzigen opnieuw: wat verandert er voor uw onderne…

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29/09/16

Belgian Privacy Commission issues a 13 step plan for companies preparing for GDPR compliance

22/09/16

28.000 délégués à la protection des données nécessaires d'ici mai 2018 !

14/09/16

To hyperlink or not? Posting a hyperlink can infringe copyrights

14/09/16

Aucune mesure pour les auteurs dans la future directive européenne

01/09/16

Functionaris voor gegevensbescherming: wat houdt het in en wanneer is deze functie verplicht?

01/09/16

Back to school: Brushing up on your data protection lessons

31/08/16

Wat is de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming?

26/08/16

GDPR - (New) rights of the data subject

18/08/16

Oops! Caught red-handed? What are the sanctions for violating data protection rules?

11/08/16

Additional cybersecurity requirements for “Operators of Essential Services” and “Digital Service Providers” as…

10/08/16

The beneficiary of a patent licence must pay the agreed royalty even if it does not infringe the patented tech…

09/08/16

Court of Justice clarifies the legality of royalty payments in the event of revocation or non-infringement of …

04/08/16

Photographs may be worth $1 billion: GETTY IMAGES sued over copyright infringement

04/08/16

Privacy in een virtuele omgeving: juridische uitdagingen voor VR en augmented reality

02/08/16

Ground-breaking CJEU judgment on reimbursement of lawyers’ fees in IP litigation

02/08/16

EU-US Privacy Shield: a safe alternative?

25/07/16

Pokemon go: Gotta catch 'em all; except your personal data!

21/07/16

Get Your Privacy Shield Certification as from 1st August 2016

20/07/16

Beware of Tenants Selling Counterfeit Goods!

18/07/16

European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield

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