SEP licensing in supply chains: ECJ gets opportunity for a major trend-setting decision In a decision of November 26, 2020 in a patent infringement case of Nokia Technologies Oy against Daimler AG, the Düsseldorf Regional Court (file number 4c O 17/19) referred several questions to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) within multi-level supply chains. The Düsseldorf Regional Court suspended the infringement action until the decision of the ECJ. These questions referred...

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This article is part of Portolano Cavallo's monthly “INFORM@ Digital & IP” Newsletter. Click here to subscribe. | On October 22, 2020 through Resolution No. 541/20/CONS, the Italian Communications Authority (“AGCOM”) issued an administrative pecuniary sanction in the amount of EUR 100,000.00 to Google Ireland Limited (“Google Ireland”) for infringing the general ban on gambling advertising prescribed under Article 9 of Law Decree No. 87/2018 (the “Ban” and the “Decreto Dignità”, respectively). The decision in question is particularly interesting from a twofold perspective. Firstly, in...

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With the global COVID-19 pandemic forcing healthcare systems around the world to reimagine how healthcare can be delivered remotely and safely, we have seen a rapid proliferation of telehealth and virtual care solutions. In reality, COVID-19 has provided a long-awaited and much-anticipated tipping point for the virtual care industry, which promises to continue to grow exponentially long after the crisis has passed. Indeed, many are hoping that far from being a temporary workaround, the transition to Virtual Care could...

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Placed under the High Patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and under the Patronage of the French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Recovery, the Climate Finance Day, organized by Finance for Tomorrow on October 29th at the Palais Brongniart gathered more than 1200 participants ( 180 onsite, and 1100 online) and brought together speakers from all backgrounds to discuss solutions for a more sustainable recovery. This 6th edition also confirmed the catalyst role of...

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Opening remarks by Raymond J McGuire, Vice Chairman, Citi Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory | In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Today, more than at any time since Dr. King’s assassination, we are bearing witness to the grave injustices affecting our fellow citizens. Black, Latinx, and Native Americans have been hospitalized...

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The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of brief reports from articles contained in IPTI Xtracts which can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). USA New York: 'This Will Be A Battle’: Landlords Prepare For Property Tax Fights As Values Slide Owners of New York City real estate, whose taxes make up...

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The global economy accelerated during the summer months after the virtual halt of economic activity in Q2/2020. During the third quarter, consumer sentiment brightened, household spending increased, and Purchasing Manager Indices (PMIs) in the manufacturing and services sector rose above 50 indicating the economic expansion should continue in the coming months. The beginning of the fourth quarter seems to be going well although October flare-ups in COVID-19 cases in Europe and the US are beginning to influence economic sentiment. Meanwhile,...

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The risk of COVID-19 transmission falls as physical distance between people increases. Innovative approaches to contact tracing help keeping a safe distance, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) supports that innovation. The EU bank and KINEXON, a Munich-based global technology leader that develops hardware and software solutions, have signed a €15 million venture debt loan to promote KINEXON’s real-time localisation technology, which enables objects or people to interact in a smarter, more efficient way using the internet of things...

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