By Mariangela Zito, Aliant Italy. On 17 July, Agcom (the Italian Competition and Market Authorit)] opened an investigation “for alleged unfair commercial practices against companies in the Armani and Dior groups”. From the Authority’s press release … Read the rest
“On June 14th, the European Parliament gave its approval to the proposed AI Act, marking a significant milestone in the regulation of Artificial Intelligence,” writes Andrea Maura of the Aliant Italy Office. This matter has also been written about … Read the rest
By Tuulia Heiskanen, Aliant Finland. Liiketoiminnan IP-varallisuus voi perustua monenlaisiin suojattuihin oikeuksiin kuten patentit, tavaramerkit tai tekijänoikeus. Joissakin tapauksissa mikään suojamekanismeistä ei sellaisenaan sovellu suoraan suojattavaan etuuteen, vaan ainostaan epäsuora suojamekanismi on mahdollinen.
Tekijänoikeuden lähioikeudet suojaavat luovan työn aineistoja, jotka … Read the rest
The EU has taken measures to tackle the power of big tech companies on the Internet. On the 20th of January 2022, the European Parliament accepted the Digital Services Act (DSA) which will regulate big digital technology companies’ behavior to … Read the rest
By Tuulia Heiskanen, Junior Associate, Aliant Finland.
The implementation process of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive has started in Finland with the Ministry of Education and Culture’s government proposal draft for revision of the Finnish Copyright Act and … Read the rest
The implementation process of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive has started in Finland with the Ministry of Education and Culture’s government proposal draft for revision of the Finnish Copyright Act and Act on Electric Communications. The Ministry has asked … Read the rest
By Tuulia Heiskanen, Junior Associate, Aliant Finland.
On the 30th of August 2021, the Act on the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court was passed in Finland. The law is based on the EU process … Read the rest
By Socrates Parparinos, Partner, Aliant Cyprus. Aliant Law’s commercial and creative law teams help filmmakers, production companies, and creative businesses make their vision a reality. Our global team of cross-functional attorneys – corporate and transactional, dispute resolution, regulatory, and business … Read the rest
By Sandip Patel, Managing Partner, Aliant London. IMPORTANT ENGLISH JUDGEMENT ON IP RIGHTS IN XML FORMATS
(Software Solutions Ltd and others v 365 Health and Wellbeing Ltd and another [2021] EWHC 237 (IPEC))
This decision is important for lawyers advising … Read the rest