The first EU Commission’s report on the GDPR implementation outlines that the GDPR is meeting most of its objectives, by offering citizens a strong set of enforceable rights and by creating a new European system of governance and enforcement. Harmonisation across the Member States is increasing, although there is still a certain level of fragmentation […]
Copyright
Court of Justice on protection of industrial design works under EU copyright law
On June 11, 2020 the EU Court of Justice (Case C-833/2018) has ruled on protection of industrial design works under EU copyright law (the product under exam was a bicycle which can be folded into three positions). Shape of a product solely dictated by a technical function cannot be covered by copyright. However, when the […]
Innovation & Strategy
2020 Status Report on Intellectual Property Rights
2020 Status Report on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Infringement discusses the extent, scope and consequences of IPR infringement and the actions being taken in response at EU level. While IPR infringement is still there to be fought (main producers of fakes being China, India and Turkey), the report outlines the positive impact of IPR investments […]