Broader Notification Obligations with Respect to Terms and Conditions of Employment
I. Introduction With the March, 30, 2023 amendment to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act coming into effect on April 1, 2024, employers will have added obligations to notify employees of the terms and conditions of their employment.
Return of the Big Mac: EUIPO Board of Appeal flips decision of Cancellation Division | Boult Wade Tennant Boult Wade Tennant
In 2019, the EUIPO’s Cancellation Division raised some eyebrows in the trade marks world when they revoked in full the BIG MAC trade mark held McDonald’s International Property Company Ltd (McDonald’s) since 1998 on the basis that McDonald’s had not made genuine use of the mark in the EU.
Einstweiliger Rechtsschutz im Patentstreit: EuGH beantwortet Vorlagefrage des Lg München I
Der EuGH hat in der Rechtssache C 44/21 entschieden. Ende Dezember 2020 hatte die CBH-Mandantin Phoenix Contact eine einstweilige Verfügung beantragt, die zum Gegenstand eines Vorabentscheidungsersuchens durch das Landgericht München I wurde. Die Entscheidung hat das Potential, den patentrechtlichen Eilrechtschutz in Deutschland neu zu gestalten.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS IN PATENT LITIGATION: THE ECJ’s ANSWER TO THE MUNICH PATENT COURT
The ECJ has handed down his judgment in case C 44/21. At the end of December 2020, CBH client Phoenix Contact had applied for an interim injunction, which became the subject of a referral by the District Court Munich I. The decision has the potential to reshape the PI situation for patents in Germany.
What are the substantive claims for the civil procedure code in the UAE?
In general terms, civil procedures laws govern civil trials as opposed to criminal trials. In a ‘civil trial,’ the claim is instituted by a person or corporate entity against another person or entity. In comparison in ‘criminal trials’ the state prosecutes the accused against whom a charge has been filed after the completion of a …
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CCI approves acquisition of 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms by Jaadhu Holdings
By: Bharat Sharma, Partner & Ankit Shah, Senior Associate Competition Commission of India (CCI) on June 24, 2020 approved Jaadhu Holdings LLC (Jaadhu) acquisition of 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms Ltd (Jio Platforms) (Transaction), digital arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). CCI’s approval came about two months after the two companies signed the deal on …
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Relaxations in minimum public shareholding
By: Dipti Lavya Swain, Partner & Shruti Sundararajan, Associate SEBI issued a circular dated May 14, 2020 (2020 Circular) granting relaxation to listed companies from the applicability of 2017 Circular that required recognized stock exchanges to review compliance of listed entities with Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) requirements and introduced inter alia the procedure to be …
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Insurability of corporate fines: new draft law’s implications for insurance industry
While in many other countries, such as the United States and France, corporate penalties have long been common practice, in Germany only natural persons have traditionally been subject to criminal law. However, on 22 August 2019 the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented its draft bill for a new and independent law on …
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KfW “fast loans” (KfW-Schnellkredite) and improved credit conditions
In April, the so-called KfW “fast loans” (KfW-Schnellkredite) were introduced for medium-sized companies.