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  12/06/2025

  Europe

  The European Commission stakeholder consultation on high-risk AI systems: A call also for life sciences and healthcare companies

  On 6 June 2025, the European Commission launched a targeted stakeholder consultation on high-risk artificial intelligence systems under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The aim is to help the EU Commission develop guidelines for classifying and regulating high-risk AI systems in the future.This consultation is of particular interest for life sciences and healthcare companies, many of which develop or deploy AI-based medical devices and digital health solutions that may fall within the high-risk category. The consultation seeks input from a broad range of stakeholders on the practical...

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  11/06/2025

  Europe

  How the Cofemel ruling changed the game for copyright protection of 3D works

  As discussed in our article from September 2019, in the Cofemel, C-683/17 case (“Cofemel”) the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) clarified that the single requirement for the existence of copyright protection in a design is ‘originality’ under the InfoSoc Directive (2001/29/EC) (the “Directive”) – confirming the absence of any additional requirement of an ‘aesthetic effect’. Almost six years after the Cofemel judgment, the majority of EU Member States now have a national law which recognises and reflects the decision...

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  09/06/2025

  European Union

  Judgment of the General Court of the EU on the notion of existing aid in the broadcasting sector

  In a judgment held on 21 May 2025, the General Court of the EU reaffirmed the importance of procedural safeguards in State aid investigations, particularly in the context of public service broadcasting. The judgment concerns legal and financial modifications affecting the initial public measure for Lithuanian national public broadcaster LRT that constituted initially existing aid.ContextLRT is the public service broadcaster owned by the Lithuanian State. It is funded by allocations from the State budget as well as income from commercial activities, publishing, advertising and other sources,...

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  06/06/2025

  International

  Sustainable Finance Regulation 2025 Timeline

  Our updated sustainable finance timeline sets out recent and expected EU, US, UK and International regulatory developments relating to sustainable finance in 2025.

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  05/06/2025

  Europe

  EDPB issues draft Blockchain Guidelines (Part 2)

  On 8th April, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the processing of personal data through blockchain technologies. These guidelines aim to help controllers use blockchain technology while complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Stakeholders can comment on these guidelines until 9th June 2025. This article summarises the key points relevant to the data controllers using blockchain.This article is the second part of our article series on this topic. You can read part 1 here.Data retention periods on blockchain: forever and beyond?Controllers...

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  05/06/2025

  Europe

  EDPB issues draft Blockchain Guidelines (Part 1)

  On 8th April, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on the processing of personal data through blockchain technologies. These guidelines aim to help controllers use blockchain technology while complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Stakeholders can comment on these guidelines until 9th June 2025. This article summarises the key points relevant to data controllers using blockchain.This article is the first part of our article series on this topic. Part 2 will follow soon.Blockchain technology and personal dataA blockchain means both an ecosystem...

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