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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be implemented by May 2018 and will have a significant impact on how businesses manage the personal data of their employees.

Latest UK Employment Law case updates - May 2017

On 23 May 2017, new rules on the registration of real owners of Danish companies will enter into force.

An employer’s contribution levied at the date of grant. The “free shares” mechanism can be broken down into three steps:

Elimination of different treatment of Dutch Cooperatives and expansion of Dutch domestic dividend withholding tax exemption

As of May 23, 2017 new rules regarding registration of firms real owners comes into force. Firms now have to register information concerning their real owners as well as the real owners' rights to the Danish Business Authority.

In the second edition of Food Law Digest 2015 we discussed two Dutch decisions regarding copyright protection of taste. In these cases the producer of the famous Heks'nkaas ("witches' cheese") claimed that its cheese spread has such a distinctive taste that it is protected by copyright.

As the UK will remain within the EU for until 29 March 2019, in the short term the answer is that it should be "business as usual" for the medical devices sector in the UK.

This briefing note advises on the immediate considerations and anticipates how Brexit will impact the Life Sciences sector. This article is part of our Brexit series and Life Sciences businesses will be affected by all of the implications identified throughout this series and, in particular, our note on the English Intellectual Property law implications of Brexit.

The European Commission's Final Report indicates that enforcement action is likely against common restrictions in distribution agreements such as active sales restrictions and the requirement for a distributor to have at least one brick and mortar store.

Bird & Bird Singapore's Intellectual Property team successfully defended a trade mark invalidation action for the mark "BIG BOX" registered in Singapore in Class 35 for hypermart, retail and warehousing services.

Bird & Bird last night was awarded 'Patents Firm of the Year' at the 4th annual Who's Who Legal Awards in London yesterday. This achievement showcases the firm's international strength and quality of its IP practice and is particularly significant to companies looking for a reputable firm in light of the imminent start of the UPC.

Leading international law firm selects online brand protection specialist as strategic technology partner

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be implemented by May 2018 and will have a significant impact on how businesses manage the personal data of their employees.

Latest UK Employment Law case updates - May 2017

On 23 May 2017, new rules on the registration of real owners of Danish companies will enter into force.

2017 is an exciting year for data protection developments in Asia. Many jurisdictions have tightened data protection regulations. In this seminar, we will highlight the key developments in China, including the Cyber Security Law, and also ...

Tales from the fray are the most telling points of practice. The principles learned in the arena are the best to abide by. Deal experience. Nothing beats it In this session, three experienced M&A practitioners from the legal and ...

2017 is an exciting year for data protection developments in Asia. Many jurisdictions have tightened data protection regulations. In this seminar, we will highlight the key developments in China, including the Cyber Security Law, and also ...