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Update on the AML-CTF Package: Formal Adoption by the European Parliament on 24 April 2024
Following the political agreements which have been reached earlier this year, the European Parliament has now adopted the last remaining texts of the AML-CTF Package on 24 April 2024.By way of reminder...
Italy
Financial Services
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CMS Expert Guide to advertising of medicines and medical devices
25/04/2024 Advertising of pharmaceuticals and medical devices is a challenging area for the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. The legal framework is constantly changing. Due to very few laws on this area, there...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws
24/04/2024 We are delighted to present the 7th edition of the CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. Guide is now available in both offline PDF format and online on our website. The purpose of the Guide...
International
Dispute Resolution
Expert Guide
Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
Italy
Data Protection Law
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CMS Expert Guide to real estate finance law
18/04/2024 A clear understanding of the security available is fundamental for lenders and borrowers. To assist, CMS has launched an interactive International Guide to Real Estate Finance. This provides a clear and...
International
Banking & Finance
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to renewable energy
18/04/2024 The Renewables Sector is now many decades old and considered a mature investment sector by many. Yet the issues it faces continue to evolve and grow at pace with the evolution and growth of the sector...
International
Energy & Climate Change
Expert Guide
CMS data protection update (04/2024)
I. The latest from the data protection authorities and current topics1. EDPB: Launch of coordinated enforcement on the right of accessThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) selected the right of access...
Italy
Data Protection Law
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Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Italy
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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CMS European M&A Study 2024: Optimism for M&A amid evolving market trends
The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study.It's been a wild ride for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) around the world this year. Yet, despite the turbulence...
Italy
Corporate Litigation
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Designs practice update: EU Court of Justice upholds Advocate General’s opinion on strict rules for design priority
BackgroundIn our previous article (here), we discussed the opinion of Advocate General Capeta in EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann. That opinion was provided following an appeal against the General...
Italy
Consumer Products
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