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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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L’avenir numérique s’éclaire

Le 12 juin 2024, les 11.000 avocats flamands, et les 8.300 avocats francophones et germanophones ont uni leur destin numérique dans la société DPA (Digital Platform for Attorneys),…

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New Partner at Deloitte Legal

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of DeloitteLegal’s newest partner in Belgium: Matthias Vierstraete.

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Enforcement of the EU AI Act: The EU AI Office

On 21 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation la…

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Adoption of the AI Act: What does it entail?

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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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Les marques Benelux se mettent au diapason des évolutions européennes

Depuis le 1er mars 2019, les modifications apportées par la Directive (UE) 2015/2436 aux marques Benelux trouvent à s’appliquer sur le territoire…

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Boetes als je wél toestemming vraagt aan je personeel? Gekker hoeft het niet met die GDPR.

Wie personeel in dienst heeft, moet personeelsdossiers bijhouden.  Contactgegevens van personeelsleden, sociale zekerheidsgegevens, bankrekeningn…

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.Io and .ai domain names: what are the legal rules?

Domain names with a .io and .ai extension are gaining popularity. This article explains what .io domain names and .ai domain names stand for, why they…

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Citeren en samplen tegen het licht gehouden

De Kraftwerk-zaak herinnert ons eraan dat we met samplen moeten opletten. Ook citeren en samplen zijn door het auteursrecht en de naburige rechten bep…

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Newsflash GDPR : Guidelines for the processing of personal data through video devices

On 10 July 2019, the European Data Protection Board or “EDPB”, the advisory body in which all national supervisory authorities are represented, adopte…

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GDPR and B2B agreements.

GDPR not only applies to relations between companies, their employees and (B2C) customers, but also plays an important role in B2B relations with supp…

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Eerste geldboete voor GDPR-inbreuk in België

Op 28 mei 2019 heeft de recent opgerichte Geschillenkamer van de Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) haar eerste boete opgelegd, met name aan een bur…

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Newsflash GDPR : A “Like” button on your website? Then you are a joint controller together with Facebook!

In a judgment of 29 July 2019 ( C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co ) the European Court of Justice ruled that operators of a website that fea…

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10 Faqs About Benelux And Eu Trademark Registration

A “trademark” is a sign that you use to indicate your goods or services. In theory, a trademark is protected if it is registered and effectively used …

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Ik ben GDPR compliant, maar wat met mijn aansprakelijkheid?

Met de invoering van de GDPR werd iedereen ervoor gewaarschuwd dat hij/zij ‘compliant’ moest zijn met de (ver)nieuw(d)e databescherming rond persoonsg…

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When should a pharmaceutical company apply for a trademark for its medicinal products?

The pharmaceutical market presents unique challenges to pharmaceutical companies seeking to launch new medicinal products. Before they can introduce a…

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M&A and GDPR – possible pitfalls when buying a business (part 2)

Following on from our first article on M&A and data protection focusing on the seller's perspective (available here), this second article on …

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‘Music sampling’ and copyright: facts of the ECJ decision

Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) rendered an important decision on copyright law and music sampling in its ‘Metall auf Meta…

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NIS Law: the new incident notification procedure

The law of 7 April 2019 (the ‘NIS law’) states that the Operators of Essential Services (OES) and the Digital Service Providers (DSP) shall,…

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Afbeelding van een geamputeerd been op sigarettenverpakking, wat met het portretrecht?

Een opmerkelijk verhaal haalde recent de media: in Metz herkende een man het geamputeerde been van zijn vader op een pakje sigaretten. De foto zit in …

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Data protection – update on the last quarter

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continues to develop at a rapid pace after its entry into force on 25 May 2018. Here we outline the…

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Operators of websites using social media plugins can be qualified as joint controller

A large number of websites nowadays contain so-called “like” or “share” buttons: promotional features that connect products to popular social networki…

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Facilitating patent applications: no formal requirements for transfer of priority rights

Recently the Court of Appeal of The Hague handed down an important decision on the issue of the transfer of priority rights under the European Patent …

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Volgrecht voor kunstenaars: hoe zit dat juist?

Grafische en beeldende kunstenaars (denk aan schilders, fotografen, enz.) hebben recht op een vergoeding wanneer hun werken worden doorverkocht door s…

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La donnée “non-personnelle” (anonyme) existe-t-elle ?

Des chercheurs annoncent avoir mis au point un algorithme qui remet (une fois de plus) en cause le principe même de l’anonymat. Une donnée anonyme est…

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