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Data protection – January-June 2025
This newsletter presents a selection of legal news from January to June 2025 in the field of personal data protection.
The rules of the (video) game
The video game industry has changed since the release of the arcade game Pong in 1972. The law has always had difficulty grasping video games. Today, case law identifies a video game, made up of several elements, as a “complex work”. This notion is vague and raises questions about its consequences.
BSH v. Electrolux: extended jurisdiction in cross-border patent infringement
BSH v. Electrolux: extended jurisdiction of EU Member State courts in cross-border patent infringement and validity.
Data protection – June-December 2024
This newsletter presents a selection of legal news from June to December 2024 in the field of personal data protection.
The legal framework for organising e-sport events
The law defines e-sport as “a video game competition [that] pits two or more players or teams of players against each other for a score or victory”[1].
Data protection – News for 2023-2024
This newsletter presents a selection of legal news in the field of personal data protection for the year 2023-2024.
Stay of proceedings in case of parallel proceedings before the UPC and the EPO
In an order dated 8 January 2024, the Paris Central Division interpreted for the first time article 33 (10) of the Agreement concerning the stay of proceedings in the event of parallel proceedings likely to challenge the validity of the patent before the EPO.
Involvement of technical judges from the stage of the provisional measures
Procedural order, 25 January 2024 – Düsseldorf Local Division – UPC_CFI_452/2023
Protection of reputed trademarks
Cour de Cassation, Commercial Chamber, 31 January 2024 – Decision No. 22-20.293
Data protection March-May 2023
This quarterly LAVOIX newsletter presents a selection of legal news in the field of personal data protection for the period of March-May 2023.
Data protection January-February 2023
This LAVOIX newsletter presents a selection of legal news in the field of personal data protection for the period January – February 2023.