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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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01/12/25
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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31/10/25
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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A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

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Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force on 1 November 2022

The Digital Market Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October, and it will enter into force on 1 November. La…

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5 things you need to know about the Unified Patent Court

After a great deal of discussion and years of preparation, the European patent landscape will soon change significantly with the introduction of the U…

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Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

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GDPR: EU Commission’s Q&A about the New Standard Contractual Clauses for Transfers

On 25 May 2022, exactly 4 years after entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the European Commission (the “Commission”) …

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EDPB Statement about transfers of personal data to Russia

On 12 July 2022, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published a Statement 02/2022 on personal data transfers to the Russian Federation. A…

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Revamped CSSF outsourcing guidance for the financial sector

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …

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New Copyright Directive 2019/790 has been implemented into Luxembourg law

On 1 April 2022, the bill implementing the EU directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was finally adopted.

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services ("Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came into force on 26 Dec…

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CSSF guidance on virtual assets - Recent developments in the financial sector

On 29 November 2021, the Commission de surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) published a Communiqué entitled “CSSF guidance on virtual assets…

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services  (the "Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came …

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The European Telecommunications Code has now been implemented

The law of 17 December 2021, which implements Directive (EU) 2018/1972 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (the “EECC”)…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all…

Not in the automotive sector? It doesn't matter: two Regulations adopted by UNECE (a United Nations body) on cybersecurity and software updates in the…

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IT and cloud outsourcing: new notification regime

On 14 October 2021, the CSSF published its new CSSF Circular 21/785 with regard to replacing the prior authorisation obligation with a prior…

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New rules on material IT outsourcing in the financial sector

Effective 15 October 2021, financial institutions must notify the CSSF of any planned outsourcing of material IT activities. This notification obligat…

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Luxembourg IP Box tax regime : end of the transition period

On 22nd March 2018, Luxembourg had adopted a new ‘’IP Box’’ regime applicable to income (including capital gains) derived from eligible intellectual p…

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GDPR - Adequacy decisions for the UK

The Adequacy Decisions come just in time to continue the bridging mechanism applicable under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and th…

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Premières sanctions prononcées par la Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données

The National Commission for Data Protection (hereinafter the “CNPD”) has made public its first 18 administrative decisions and sanctions, including si…

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GDPR - EU Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses

On Friday, 4 June, the European Commission took a further step to reinforce legal certainty under the GDPR by adopting two new sets of Standard Contra…

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