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    05/12/2024
    Europe

    Updated EU Chemicals, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation: implications for labels, advertisers, online marketplaces

    The updated EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging of hazardous chemicals Regulation (CLP Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 November 2024 and enters into force on 10 December 2024.New provisions and clarifications include:practical labelling changes, in particular mandatory formatting rules for labels to ensure legibility (including minimum font sizes and spacing), greater flexibility to use fold-out labels/leaflets (with mandatory content and arrangement of label elements), additions to what must be included when using ‘limited’ labelling, and voluntary...
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    02/12/2024
    Europe

    How to achieve a European Patent Office technical effect in mathematical healthcare patents

    More light is shed on how to achieve a European Patent Office technical effect in mathematical healthcare patents in a recent Board of Appeal case.A patent using maths on blood sample data survived opposition in European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal case number: T1423/22.It is interesting to compare a few recent EPO Board of Appeal decisions in this field in the following table.T1423/22 board 3.3.08G1/19 was referred toPatent survived oppositionComparing a standard value with a value computed from an equation using values measured from blood samples (with the implied aim of diagnosing renal...
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    02/12/2024
    Europe

    European Commission publishes draft notice on the EU Taxonomy Regulation

    On 29 November 2024, the European Commission published a draft notice, in the form of FAQs, on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Delegated Acts to the EU Taxonomy Regulation (the “Notice”).The Notice – which has been sought after by stakeholders for quite some time – provides technical clarifications regarding the application of general taxonomy requirements and technical screening criteria (“TSC”) for specific activities included in the Taxonomy Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts. The Notice also addresses the ‘do...
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    29/11/2024
    Europe

    New phase in the TTBER Revision: What the European Commission's evaluation reveals

    1. What is the TTBER about?The TTBER exempts restrictions of competition in technology transfer agreements from the prohibition of agreements that restrict competition. Technology transfer agreements are agreements by which one party authorises another party to use certain technology rights. A technology transfer agreement is typically a licence agreement (e.g. patent, know-how and software licence agreements) in which the licence is granted to enable the licensee to use the licensed rights or know-how for the production of goods or services. Generally, most licence agreements are compatible with...
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    28/11/2024
    International

    CMS’s insights on COP29 themes

    The discussions at COP29 Azerbaijan show how difficult it is to achieve global environmental goals. CMS lawyers have been reflecting on the themes of the conference in short videos and articles, housed on the CMS COP29 hub.A summary of CMS’s coverage is below and if you’d like to hear directly from the CMS COP29 delegates, now home from Baku, please join their discussion on Friday 29 November by registering here: CMS at COP29 online sessionBridgett Majola reflects on the need to align climate finance contributions with global needs and the current situation in Africa.Munir Hassan discusses...
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    25/11/2024
    International

    Pre-hedging: IOSCO publishes delayed Consultation Report

    On 21 November 2024, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published a consultation paper in response to concerns about the appropriateness of pre-hedging practices raised by various market participants, standard setters and national and supra-national authorities. In short, pre-hedging is the well-established practice by which dealers in certain markets look to hedge their exposure to anticipated client orders for a number of reasons, including to enable the dealer to take on the risk of the client order once confirmed, and to offer a competitive price.BackgroundEuropean...
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