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Constant innovation and continuous technological change steadily alter the business environment. Conventional business structures dissolve, new business models arise. Innovation is key, but you need to overcome significant regulatory and commercial hurdles.

For the past two decades, our team of over 100 specialist partners in 39 countries has been exposed to every risk and challenge you face in the TMC sector such as IP infringements or anti-trust issues. This means we understand the industries in which you transact including telecommunications, technology, sourcing, sports and media as well as data protection and are able to develop innovative solutions for you.

Technological convergence coupled with the rapid spread of new technologies has opened up a wealth of opportunities in your industry and you must move swiftly to capitalise on them. To stay ahead of the competition, you need to spot and pre-empt legal difficulties before they arise. From M&A to investment and financing, from tax to licensing and product liability, from intellectual property to employment and environmental issues, from network sharing to outsourcing, our multi-disciplinary teams can support you.

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19/09/2023
Trading of crypto-assets in detail
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) sets down a harmonised regulatory framework for service providers known as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), which carry out activities with crypto-assets...
16/08/2023
AI-ming high: the integration of AI into gaming
Since gaming’s inception in 1958, when physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game, the landscape of the industry has undergone a remarkable transformation as many...
15/08/2023
AI in healthcare inventions – technical or not technical?
SummaryRecent European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal case T 1910/20 sits among a number of decisions regarding the discussion of what constitutes technical character in the field of healthcare...
08/08/2023
Igniting the Path to Trustworthy AI: European Standards and the AI Act
In the realm of AI, all eyes are on the ground-breaking AI Act (the “AIA”), a momentous EU legislation which will apply to providers, users, importers, and distributors of AI systems within the European...
11/07/2023
EU reaches agreement on Data Act – Comprehensive EU data law is on the...
On 27 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council resolved the remaining open points and reached a political agreement on the EU Data Act, paving the way for a new law that will introduce comprehensive...
10/07/2023
EU regulation mandates crypto-asset white paper
1. Definition of the crypto-asset white paperIn order to establish a harmonised framework for markets in crypto-assets in the EU, the MiCAR introduces minimum standards and disclosure requirements for...
05/07/2023
How to use E-money tokens in the EEA
The Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) covers electronic money or e-money tokens, a crypto-asset that purports to maintain a stable value by referring to the value of a fiat currency that is...
28/06/2023
UK announces £21m AI roll-out across NHS
IntroductionOn 23 June 2023, the UK government announced a £21 million fund aimed at accelerating the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) across the National Health Service (“NHS”)...
26/06/2023
Overview of the competent authorities under MICAR
Building on the CMS series of articles “Legal experts on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation”, this new article describes the powers of the competent authorities of EU member states, the European...
20/06/2023
ARTs in detail
EU regulation MICAR now regulates asset-referenced tokens1. DEFIN­I­TION OF ARTSMiCAR defines Asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) as a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports...
16/06/2023
European parliament adopts text of the EU AI Act and calls for public consultation
On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament formally adopted its compromise text on the EU AI Act (ht­tps://www.euro­parl.europa.eu/do­ceo/doc­u­ment/TA-9-2023-0236_EN.pdf), paving the way for the in­ter­insti­tu­tion­al...
14/06/2023
The scope of application of the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation
In April 2023, the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) was ratified becoming the first regulatory framework for crypto-assets with the strategic goals of protecting consumers, investors and market...