Antitrust in the Digital World – What is Next for the Digital Markets Act?

In February and March 2021, ACT | The App Association and Competition Policy International (CPI) are collaborating on a series of webinars discussing how antitrust regulation works in the digital world. During the first event of the series, five experts explored the key issues surrounding the European Commission’s Digital Markets [...]

Why the German Government Should Move Forward with its Current Patent Reform Proposal

As the European Union’s (EU) largest market, Germany is a frequent venue for patent litigation in the region. We now live in a world of increasingly complex devices, where a simple connected device can depend on hundreds, if not thousands, of patents. Under current German law, the burden of attaining [...]

By |2021-02-23T12:31:57-05:00February 23rd, 2021|Blog, Courts, EU Member Spotlight, European Union, Patents|

EU Event– Standards-Essential Patents: Progress or regression?

Standards-Essential Patents: Progress or regression? March 2, 2021 16:00 -17:00 CET Online Webinar Click here to register For small businesses that develop internet of things (IoT) devices, the ability to license standard-essential patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms is vital to their competitiveness and innovative capacity. At a time [...]

By |2021-02-25T09:21:52-05:00February 18th, 2021|Blog, EU Member Spotlight, European Union, Events, Member Spotlight|

Member Spotlight: Nebula Labs

During their last year of university in 2017, Dylan McKee and Nic Flynn, two computer scientists from Newcastle Upon Tyne launched their very own software house – Nebula Labs. The company specialises in developing mobile apps, web platforms, and tailored software solutions for start-ups, forward-thinking small enterprises, and government organisations. [...]

Brexit Briefing – What the UK’s Exit from the EU Means for Your Small Business

Four and a half years have passed since the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). On 24 December 2020, the two parties finally struck a last-minute agreement to avoid the disastrous scenario of a no-deal Brexit. The majority of provisions included in the new “UK-EU Trade [...]

By |2021-01-21T09:22:09-05:00January 20th, 2021|Blog, EU Member Spotlight, European Union, Member Spotlight|
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