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 We launched Russia Update last year to provide clients with a single guide to major legal and market developments in Russia. In this periodical publication, we will alert you to key legal changes as well as news highlights from the business sectors which...

Australia continues to be the destination of a significant volume of foreign direct investment, and has been ranked within the top 10 most attractive locations for foreign investment globally. Foreign investment in Australia is governed by a complex combination...

On 8 January 2013, China's telecoms regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT"), published a consultation draft of the Mobile Communication Resale Business Pilot Plan ("Consultation Draft") to solicit comments...

The Unitary patent package Twenty-five member states of the European Union, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia recently signed an Agreement on a Unified Patent Court ("UPC"). The agreement (if ratified by the required number of participating...

Allgemeine Vorbereitung Die folgenden Maßnahmen sollten zur allgemeinen Vorbereitung für den Fall einer Vor-Ort-Nachprüfung oder Durchsuchung durch Kartellbehörden getroffen werden: 1. Erstellen Sie eine Liste der Mitglieder der Geschäftsleitung...

The European Commission has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Technology Transfer Block Exemption and the related Technology Transfer Guidelines, which govern the application of EU competition law to transfers and licences of patents, know-how...

Newsletter mensuelle du groupe Contrats Commerciaux relative au droit de la distribution, de la consommation et de la concurrence.

After years of deliberations, the so-called "EU package" was approved by the European Parliament and Council in December 2012. While it remains to be seen whether the legislative acts of the highly contentious package will really come into force as...

On 21 December 2012 the European Union's Article 29 Working Group, composed of representatives of the national data protection authorities of the EU Member States, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European Commission, announced that parties...

The German Foreign Trade Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz) and the respective implementation regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) enable the German federal government to prohibit or restrict certain foreign investments in Germany. This form of acquisition...