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  • EU watch: The new Act on Capital Market Businesses has been adopted in the Czech Republic

    Czech Republic 21.05.2004
    The Capital Markets Act (the "Act") which imposes new regulations on the provision of capital market services and public offers of securities comes into effect as of 1 May 2004. Provision of Investment...
  • EU watch: Amendments to the Czech Commercial Code

    Czech Republic 19.05.2004
    The Czech Commercial Code was subject to certain amendments that became effective on accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union on 1 May 2004. Many of these changes were in fact adopted in 2003,...
  • Changes to Czech competition law not approved by Czech Parliament

    Czech RepublicUnited Kingdom 29.04.2004
    Why did Senate reject the draft amendment? The Senate wishes to incorporate a provision allowing undertakings, which prior to EU Accession obtained Czech merger clearance subject to conditions, to request...
  • EU Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade - Products destined for humanitarian use in Africa

    United Kingdom 01.04.2004
    The UK Court of Appeal has refused an attempt by GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK") for a summary judgement against a pharmaceutical wholesaler which purchased products originally destined for humanitarian use in...
  • Proposals for new domain names

    United Kingdom 26.03.2004
    Following requests for the number of internet domains to be increased to reflect the growing demand for industry specific internet domains, ICANN, the international organisation responsible for domain...
  • The day has not yet come for the "Community Patent"

    United Kingdom 18.03.2004
    Following a meeting of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers on 11th March 2004, the long-awaited Regulation to create a "Community Patent" has suffered a further significant set-back. Despite the...
  • IPR Enforcement Directive: EU Parliament votes "yes"

    United Kingdom 17.03.2004
    On 9th March 2004 the EU Parliament voted 330 to 151 in favour of the controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive ('The Directive'), which seeks to harmonise and strengthen national...
  • Amendment to the Czech Investment Incentives Act

    Czech Republic 10.03.2004
    An amendment to the Czech legislation regulating granting of investment incentives by the Czech government to investors entering into/expanding in the territory of the Czech Republic has recently been...
  • Court of Appeal judgment in parallel imports litigation, 5 March 2004

    United Kingdom 08.03.2004
    The Court of Appeal judgment was handed down on 5 March 2004 and has been written by Lord Justice Jacob, with whom Lord Justices Kennedy and Clarke agreed. The judgment considered: · Reboxing...
  • UK Patents Review 2004

    United Kingdom 08.03.2004
    CMS Cameron McKenna's Technology Group has recently published its UK Patent Review 2004. In the Review, we comment upon the major Court decisions reported during the year 2003 by subject matter. We also...