The European Union free trade agreement with Singapore cannot be concluded by the European Union alone, at least not in its current form, according to an opinion (2/2015, ECLI:EU:C:2016:992) handed
ANALYSIS: UK businesses and those operating across Europe should seize the opportunity to influence potential new EU laws on patent research exemptions and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs
and agricultural products produced in the north African nation and within the EU. “The objective of this agreement is to better protect consumers in terms of not being misled on the true origin and
Both EU and Chile have just modernised their agreements on wines and on spirits and aromatized wines, which enhances bilateral trade of these products playing a key role in agricultural trade for
EU Commission Notice Antitrust: Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the energy drinks sector On 20 March 2023, the European Commission has started unannounced inspections at the
Copyright holders have sent hundreds of DMCA notices flagging alleged copyright infringements on Europa.eu, the official website of the European Commission. The EU seems unable to deal with a
currently have patent expertise; EP patents are currently the purview of the European Patent Office (EPO), which is separate from the European Union and includes non-EU members. The competence center would
The EU said it had decided to close the investigation for "priority reasons" but that it will "continue to monitor competition-related issues regarding standard essential patents with a substantial
overview of both historical and projected performance trends of SMEs from 2008 to 2023. The latest report states that the situation for EU SMEs is perilous and is expected to remain so in the
summary of the proposed commitments in the EU's Official Journal. The full text of the commitments will be available on DG Competition's website. Background Article 102 TFEU prohibits the abuse of a