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13/05/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 12 May

Update 12 May 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have t…

12/05/20

Cookies: een update.

08/05/20

Legislative initiatives on compulsory licensing in light of Covid-19

With more than 50 clinical trials underway for covid-19 related therapies, the question as to how and at what price such therapies will ultimately be …

07/05/20

You may need a new DPO, according to the Belgian Data Protection Authority

Through recent decisions, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has examined the role of the Data Protection Officer …

06/05/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 5 May

Update 5 May 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have ta…

29/04/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 28 April

Update 28 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

28/04/20

Pour combattre le Covid- 19, l’Etat peut-il mettre en place un système de traçage à grande échelle des individ…

Dans le contexte actuel de pandémie lié au Covid-19, il est de plus en plus question d’instaurer un système de traçage numérique des déplacements des …

27/04/20

Social distancing trademarks: an inventive or risky response to COVID-19?

Whereas people are primarily responding to the global spread of COVID-19 by complying with strict social distancing rules, companies are doing the sam…

27/04/20

Trademarks, public policy and principles of morality in the time of corona

During this uncertain corona period, it was inevitable that someone would have the idea of registering “COVID-19”, “CORONAVIRUS” or variants as a trad…

27/04/20

Autonomous Vehicles in Belgium. Is our legal system ready?

We have been hearing about autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) for quite a while. However, as time goes by, the use of AVs is getting closer to becoming a rea…

24/04/20

Eerste GDPR boete voor Belgisch bedrijf in beroep vernietigd

De Belgische Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit legde de voorbije twee jaar erg weinig boetes op in vergelijking met haar collega’s in de buurlanden. …

23/04/20

Net neutrality: are ‘zero-rated’ bundles prohibited traffic management measures under regulation 2015/2120?

Regulation 2015/2120 laying down measures concerning open internet access (the Regulation), that entered into force in April 2016, states that provide…

23/04/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 21 April

Update 21 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

21/04/20

Belgian Data Protection Authority releases recipe for compliant cookies

During these corona times, we have noticed a trend whereby many of us have started baking (cookies, cakes, and other delicious treats). It now appears…

18/04/20

Always look on the bright side of life”: Which remuneration is due to the artists when playing such song in a …

In these difficult times, where live music performance and events are postponed or cancelled, the economic situation of artists is quite difficult.&nb…

18/04/20

COVID-19 – IP Offices take measures to face the pandemic – Update 14 April

Update 14 April 2020  |  The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have…

17/04/20

When the Belgian DPA comes knocking, who knows what it might find (or fine)

The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has published a decision of 15 April 2020 in relation to a municipality that re…

17/04/20

Traitement de données à caractère personnel sur le lieu de travail en période de Coronavirus : quels sont…

L’employeur est tenu en vertu de la loi du 3 juillet 1978 de veiller à ce que le travail s’accomplisse dans des conditions convenables du point de vue…

14/04/20

Coronavirus: hoe arbeidsovereenkomsten op afstand ondertekenen?

Telewerk is de norm geworden. Dit bemoeilijkt de ondertekening van arbeidsovereenkomsten, bijlagen bij overeenkomsten, … Wist u dat er elektronische a…

14/04/20

Freshly baked cookie guidance from Belgian Data Protection Authority

It was announced already in January, but it's finally come out of the oven: new consolidated guidance by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) …