Discover and better understand Trademark, Design, Patent and Copyright Protection in Europe Join our colleagues Kilian Müller and Robert Harrison at the INTA Annual General Meeting in Atlanta to discuss European intellectual property issues. Europe is one of the world's most dynamic marketplaces, but European intellectual property law, with separate...
Music streaming in Germany – How fair is the remuneration of music creators?
In September 2022, Goldmedia GmbH presented a study on music streaming in Germany. The study was originally commissioned by GEMA (the German copyright collecting association). The turnover of music streaming services, also known as Digital Service Providers (DSP), continues to grow rapidly and the music industry hopes to be able...
Quantum Computing Innovations
Regular analyses of patent applications world wide show that quantum computing is one of the fastest growing technologies and governments are investing large sums of money. One prediction, dating from 2020, suggests that the quantum computing market could read USD 1 trillion by 2035. With such large sums being poured...
Database Rights in the United Kingdom after Brexit
What happens to database rights in the UK after Brexit? This article gives a brief overview about the current situation of database rights in the UK and the Post-Brexit situation. Current Situation in the UK Intellectual property rights relating to databases are currently governed by European Union law. The legal...
Implementation of the updated European Copyright Directive
The recent European Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive ((EU) 2019/790) came into force on 6 June 2019. As is usual for Directives, each member state of the European Union must implement the Directive into its national laws. The deadline for this directive is 7 June 2021 and in...