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Strelia welcomes a new partner to lead its IP and Technology practice

Strelia is proud to welcome Tom De Coster as Partner to lead its IP and Technology practice.

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AI in the Legal Landscape

What does the general public expect from online legal information sources? To what extent do they trust tools such as Google or ChatGPT for legal advice? And do they find it accept…

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Opleidingen 25 en 27/08 - Confocus

Op de valreep voor de deadline van 1 september voor de permanente vorming van advocaten voor het gerechtelijk jaar 2024-2025 biedt Confocus nog 2 opleidingen, die plaatsvinden op 2…

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04/09/25
ISO/IEC 42005:2025 – A New Blueprint for Legal and Commercia…

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming…

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25/08/25
Trackingpixels en privacy: Frankrijk maakt werk van échte pr…

Wie onze boeken of blogs over cookies en online tracking gelezen heeft, wee…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Back to school: Brushing up on your data protection lessons

As you may recall, in January 2016, on the occasion of the international “Data Protection Day”, we sent a news update reflecting on the high…

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Wat is de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming?

De Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (of: GDPR) is een verordening waarmee de Europese Commissie de veiligheid van data wil bevordere…

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GDPR - (New) rights of the data subject

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Oops! Caught red-handed? What are the sanctions for violating data protection rules?

This is not a trivial question because the supervisory authority designated in each Member State will now be entitled to impose more stringent adminis…

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Additional cybersecurity requirements for “Operators of Essential Services” and “Digital Service Providers” as…

Today, many cybersecurity incidents remain unreported to the Belgian authorities and to the public. With the entry into force of the EU General Data P…

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The beneficiary of a patent licence must pay the agreed royalty even if it does not infringe the patented tech…

The German company Behringwerke granted the company Genetech a worldwide non-exclusive licence to use a patented human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Never…

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Court of Justice clarifies the legality of royalty payments in the event of revocation or non-infringement of …

On 7 July 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Paris Appeal Court. The question arose in the context of a d…

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Photographs may be worth $1 billion: GETTY IMAGES sued over copyright infringement

Photographs are not only worth a thousand words; especially when 18,755 photographs are protected by U.S. copyright law. With the Internet, it’s easy …

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Privacy in een virtuele omgeving: juridische uitdagingen voor VR en augmented reality

Naast de commerciële risico’s verbonden aan virtuele realiteit en augmented reality – zijn er wel genoeg praktische toepassingen en/of games om d…

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Ground-breaking CJEU judgment on reimbursement of lawyers’ fees in IP litigation

Everyone knows that judicial proceedings are often time-consuming and costly, and involve considerable lawyers’ fees. In Belgium, the capped ‘procedur…

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EU-US Privacy Shield: a safe alternative?

The EU-US Privacy Shield adequacy decision has been adopted by the European Commission on 12 July 2016. This decision replaces the old Safe Harbor Reg…

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Pokemon go: Gotta catch 'em all; except your personal data!

It’s the Pokémon-mania! The Pokémon Go game is taking the world by storm. This unbelievably huge game can now claim the title of most popular mobile g…

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Get Your Privacy Shield Certification as from 1st August 2016

As from 1st August 2016 companies will be able to sign up to a new transatlantic data-transfer framework that will enable them to legally transfer per…

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Beware of Tenants Selling Counterfeit Goods!

In a recent decision, Tommy Hilfiger et al. v Delta Center (C-494/15), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) opened the door for injunctio…

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European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield

On 12 July, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new framework to protect the fundamental rights of data subjects whose perso…

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New Secretary of State Presents Privacy Policy for Upcoming Year

On 2 June 2016, the Belgian Secretary of State responsible for privacy matters, Philippe De Backer (the “Secretary of State”), presented a policy note…

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Invoering van de panoramavrijheid in Belgisch recht

Op 5 juli 2016 werd de “wet tot wijziging van het Wetboek van het economisch recht met het oog op de invoering van de panoramavrijheid” gepubliceerd i…

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GDPR: Cross-border transfers - don’t be on the wrong track!

The virtual world has no borders, and we often do not realize the massive data flows generated within companies operating across the globe. In practic…

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EU en VS bereiken akkoord over Privacy Shield

De EU en de Verenigde Staten hebben vrijdag 24 juni 2016 een akkoord bereikt over belangrijke aanpassingen van het Privacy Shield akkoord.

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UK’s referendum—its implication on the Unitary Patent System

Yesterday, on 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom has decided, through a public referendum, to leave the European Union.  Aside from the many othe…

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