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SEP Regulation: the draft regulation concerning the licensing of standard essential patents takes a significant step towards becoming law
The European Parliament has approved the Regulation on Standard Essential Patents, whose main objective is to facilitate the licensing of these patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms. The text must be still approved by the…
The EU Regulation on foreign subsidies that distort the internal market enters into application and its Implementing Regulation is adopted
The new regulation clarifies the rules, notification obligations and procedures related to the application of the new regulation on financial contributions granted by third states to companies operating in the EU.
Standard essential patents and FRAND licensing: publication by the EC of the proposal for a regulation puts the EUIPO in the spotlight for the development of IoT
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a regulation that aims to promote the transparency and predictability of licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) and that will promote the development, among other areas, of the Internet of…
COVID-19: European Commission extends and adds flexibility to temporary framework for authorization of state aid
On April 3, 2020 the European Commission announced the adoption of an amendment extending and adding flexibility to the Temporary Framework adopted on March 19, 2020 to enable Member States to give State aid for research, testing and…
COVID-19: European Commission adopts temporary framework to authorize State aid
On March 19, 2020, the European Commission issued a communication setting out a Temporary Framework that provides for more flexible and quicker authorization of State aid granted to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak. The Temporary…
Transposition of the European Union Directive on action for damages for infringements of Competition law
On May 27, 2017, the Official State Gazette (“BOE”) published Royal Decree-Law 9/2017, of May 26, 2017, transposing into Spanish law various European Union directives in the financial, corporate/commercial and health fields, and on the…
State aid and Tax Rulings: An appropriate way to tackle aggressive tax planning?
In two decisions issued on October 21, 2015, the European Commission (EC) has concluded that, by issuing certain tax rulings covering transfer pricing matters, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have granted selective tax advantages to Fiat Finance and…