European Commission launches EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
On 2 February 2016 the European Commission and the U.S. Government reached a political agreement on a new framework for transatlantic exchanges of personal data for commercial purposes: the EU-U.S. […]
Green paper on retail financial services and insurance
The European Commission has published a roadmap concerning its forthcoming Green Paper on retail financial services and insurance. The roadmap notes that the Green Paper, when published, will seek stakeholders’ […]
The Court of Justice declares that the Commission’s US Safe Harbour Decision is invalid
In today’s Judgment in Case C-362/14 Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner the Court rules that whilst the Court of Justice alone has jurisdiction to declare an EU act invalid, where a […]
European Union approves the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements
H.E. Mr Maris Klišans, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia, signed and deposited the instrument of approval of the 2005 Choice of Court Convention on behalf of the European Union, […]
The General Court confirms that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign Skype and the word mark Sky
In 2004 and 2005 Skype applied to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) for registration of the figurative and word signs SKYPE as a Community trade mark […]
Expo of Ideas: from the Charter of Milan to the United Nations
The Charter of Milan is an act of commitment that Italy will propose to the world via Expo Milano 2015. The discussion, moving from the main theme of the exhibition […]