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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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UPC Court of Appeal sets test for assessing ‘inventive step’…

An important legal test for determining whether a European patent is valid …

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Bill of law 8625 on the media

On 30 September 2025, bill of law 8625 on the media (the “Bill of Law”) was…

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New Law to Promote Luxembourg Audiovisual Projects

Luxembourg's audiovisual environment was formerly mainly focused on broadcasting activities and has been diversified with the creation of infrastructu…

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The Luxembourg E-Archiving Law Proposal Revisited 

On 20 October 2014, an amended version of the much anticipated Luxembourg E-Archiving Law Proposal (see our newsflash on the initial Proposal of 13 Fe…

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New EU Data Protection Guidance on the Internet of Things

The EU's main data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party, recently published an Opinion on the application of European data protection rules t…

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Luxembourg launches data protection association

The Luxembourg data protection association called l'Association pour la protection des données (the APDL) was officially launched on 11 March 2014.

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Data theft – Supreme Court decision of 3 April 2014

The Cour de cassation, Luxembourg's highest court in civil and criminal matters, rendered an important decision on 3 April 2014 regarding data theft.

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Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issues Opinion on Personal Data Breach Notifications

On 25 March 2014, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP 29") issued Opinion 03/2014 (the "Opinion"). The Opinion provides guidance to data controllers to …

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Law approving the convention on cybercrime and its additional protocol on xenophobia and racism

The law approving the Convention on cybercrime signed in Budapest on 23 November 2001 and its additional protocol on xenophobia and racism signed in S…

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THE FIRST RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT “TO BE FORGOTTEN”

By judgement rendered on 13 May 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) affirms the right "to be forgotten" by acknowledging that a person may requi…

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ECJ - C-201/13 – an autonomous concept of what constitutes a parody

On August 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel ("Court of Appe…

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European Court of Justice clarifies what constitutes a "parody"

On September 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel ("Court of A…

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Search engine activities are subject to data protection rules when processing online personal data

On 13 May 2014 the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered a decision in a case in which the Court had to answer important questions relating to …

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European Court of Justice specifies conditions under Article 8(3) of the Copyright Directive governing an inju…

In a decision of 27 March 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) held that Article 8(3) of Directive 2001/29/EC (the “Copyright Dir…

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Svensson-case: European Court of Justice rules hyperlinking to protected works can be done without consent

In 2012, the Court of Appeal of Svea (Sweden) submitted to the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) preliminary questions on whether providing hyperlin…

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European Court of Justice clarifies the scope of technological prevention measures designed to prevent unautho…

On 23 January 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in response to a request from the Tribunale di Milano (“Milan Court of Fir…

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La nouvelle proposition de texte du Conseil relative à la directive sur les secrets d’affaire

Le projet de directive crée une définition commune du secret d’affaires et met en place des moyens permettant aux victimes de l’appropriation illicite…

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La déchéance de la marque qui est devenue la « désignation usuelle dans le commerce »

Une marque qui est devenue populaire s’expose au risque de devenir générique et de perdre ses droits exclusifs. La Cour de Justice de l’Union européen…

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CJUE Google/AEPD – Google est une responsable du traitement des données personnelles et les personnes concerné…

Le 13 mai 2014, la CJUE a rendu une décision importante sur le droit des données à caractère personnel et moteurs de recherche sur internet. La CJEU a…

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La Cour de Justice confirme la légalité de principe des liens hypertextes au regard du droit d’auteur

Dans un arrêt Svensson fort attendu et prononcé ce 13 février 2014, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a conclu que le propriétaire d’un …

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A new right to claim data from bankrupt cloud computing providers

On 9 July 2013 a new law amending the Code of Commerce was enacted in Luxembourg (the “Law”). The Law introduces the right for a depositor to claim th…

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Working Party 29 guidance on cookie consent

Today the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")[1] published a working document on how consent for cookies may be obtained. The WP29's opinions and w…

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