12 February 2021
Media Regulatory. Brexit from a Dutch perspective
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/netherlands/media-regulatory-brexit-from-a-dutch-perspective

The exit of the United Kingdom has consequences in particular for the regulated television market. As of 1 January 2021, audiovisual media services licensed (only) by the UK regulator Ofcom will no longer be able to ...

16 December 2020
Bird & Bird’s Digital Rights & Assets group review the EU’s draft Data Governance Act and discuss its political reception and interaction with GDPR
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/bird-and-birds-digital-rights-and-assets-group-review-the-eus-draft-data-governance-act

Our newly formed global Digital Rights & Assets group are delighted to present to you a podcast exploring some of the key issues relating to the European Commission’s draft Data Governance Act. In furtherance of its ...

16 July 2019
IP protection for key digital assets in the Energy Industry
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/ip-protection-for-key-digital-assets-in-the-energy-industry

The increasing digitisation of the energy industry depends in part on two things: data and AI. Is it possible to protect these key assets with IP rights?

29 September 2020
Intellectual Property Rights in Recipes and Food
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/intellectual-property-rights-in-recipes-and-food

The food industry is a sector brimming with creativity and fast paced food innovation. Chefs, bakers, and food bloggers are constantly creating, adapting and following recipes in the pursuit of new ideas for delicious ...

26 November 2020
The European Commission’s proposed Data Governance Act makes trust a cornerstone of data sharing
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-european-comissions-proposed-data-governance-act

In February 2020, the European Commission published its European Strategy for Data which set out the Commission’s vision for a single market for data across the EU, to provide access to high quality data sets and enable ...

20 January 2021
Final act in the judicial saga on the TV broadcasting rights for Italian football championship
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/italy/final-act-in-the-judicial-saga-on-the-tv-broadcasting-rights-for-italian-football-championship

On 28 December 2020, the Italian Supreme Administrative Court (Consiglio di Stato – "CDS") issued a judgment marking the last act in the national judicial dispute related to the assignment of the Lega Serie A (i.e. the ...

20 January 2021
“Digitalisation Act” approved – Germany pioneering antitrust regulation of digital markets
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/germany/digitalisation-act-approved-germany-pioneering-antitrust-regulation-of-digital-markets

On 14 January 2021, the German parliament approved the so long discussed reform of German competition law which was now also confirmed by the second parliamentary chamber - the “Bundesrat”. The innovations to be ...

17 February 2021
Germany: What are crypto custodians allowed to do under the draft eWpG?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/germany/germany-what-are-crypto-custodians-allowed-to-do-under-the-draft-ewpg

The government draft of the Electronic Securities Introduction Act (eWpG) will also change the facts of the crypto custodian.

19 January 2021
Proposed changes to the Danish Competition Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/denmark/proposed-changes-to-the-danish-competition-act

As a part of the implementation of the ECN+ Directive, a new competition act has been proposed by the Danish Government. The proposed competition act entails several extensive and intrusive changes to the current ...

26 January 2021
Media, Middle East and Qatari Reconciliation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uae/media-middle-east-and-qatari-reconciliation

At a summit in January 2021, a number of GCC countries including the UAE who had stopped trade and travel links with Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic ties with Qatar.