R&D

The Data Act: an overview from an IP and Competition Law perspective

The Data Act seeks to foster third-party access to data under certain conditions and thereby promote innovation. Certain options regarding the protection of trade secrets and certain IP rights are, however, questionable and need to be tested in practice. At the same time, although the Data Act may incentivize competition in a number of ways, it also remains to be seen whether the proper balance between the various issues at stake will be attained.

API, DPI e Sandboxes: uma receita para as smart cities do futuro

A rejeição da proteção das Application Programming Interfaces (API) através de Direitos de Propriedade Intelectual (DPI) poderia reunir todo o universo das API numa grande sandbox ao serviço da experimentação e inovação globais, mas temem-se os efeitos económicos sistémicos de um potencial desinvestimento em I&D de API, perante a sombra do “domínio público

The R&D Block Exemption: What’s new in IP and competition law?

The EU regime governing horizontal cooperation is undergoing a substantial revision. Although the declared objective of the revision is to relax the safe harbour conditions, this may not be the case in practice. The impact on R&D is uncertain and in certain cases the revised regime may make the negotiation of R&D agreements more complex.