Validation of European patents in Belgium: filing of a translation no longer required as from 2017
From the 1st of January 2017 onwards, the filing of a translation with the Belgian Intellectual Property Office will not be required any longer in Belgium for European patents delivered in English. This new regime will only be applicable to European patents of which the mention of the grant or the maintenance, in amended or […]
Introduction in Belgian law of a new copyright exception: « The Panorama Exception »
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In Belgium, as well as in France, many strived for years in order to introduce a new copyright exception, which would allow the reproduction and communication to the public of works which are permanently situated in public places (the so-called « panorama exception »). Next to France, Luxemburg, Italy and Greece, Belgium was one of […]
The payment of royalties in case of annulment or non-infringement of the patent
In the court decision of 7 July 2016 (C-567/14, Genentech) the Court of Justice of the European Union reaffirmed the solution as presented by the Court in its decision of 12 May 1989 (C-567/14, Ottung): the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements (article 101, §1 TFEU) does not affect the contractual obligation of a fee for the […]
The new size criteria applicable to companies
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The Belgian law of 18 December 2015 and the Royal Decree of 18 December 2015 implement Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of […]
MAR Regulation
ENTRY INTO FORCE, ON 3 JULY 2016, OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE REGIME ON MARKET ABUSE MAR REGULATION In June 2014, Regulation 596/2014 on market abuse (the so-called MAR Regulation, hereinafter the “Regulation”) and Directive 2014/57/EU on criminal sanctions for market abuse (hereinafter the “Directive”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation […]