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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...
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Data Protection Law
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Consumer Products
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The sum of parts: Registered design for segments of towers found valid by General Court
BackgroundTA Towers ApS (“TA Towers”), a company based in Denmark, is the holder of the below registered Community design relating to goods for building materials, specifically, ‘building materials...
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Renewables
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EP Case Law in Brief: Long-felt want and inventive step
“Where the invention solves a technical problem which workers in the art have been attempting to solve for a long time, or otherwise fulfils a long-felt need, this may be regarded as an indication of...
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Intellectual Property
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ESMA feedback statement on shortening the EU settlement cycle reveals widespread industry concern
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a feedback statement summarising comments received from market participants during its consultation on shortening the EU settlement cycle.Under...
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Banking & Finance
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Inflation Reduction Act
The ActOn 16 August 2022, the US took an important step in the history of clean energy and climate change with the adoption of the Act. The Act establishes energy communities and offer production and...
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Another step towards green transition: EU’s Deforestation Regulation
As global concerns about environmental sustainability and climate change escalate, regulators around the world are adopting increasingly stringent measures to address pressing issues such as deforestation...
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