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IPR enforcement and EU Customs Regulations post Brexit - more work for IPR owners Customs detention of articles suspected of infringing intellectual property rights (IPRs) can be an incredibly useful tool for IPR owners in the battle against counterfeit goods.  This was especially the case with the EU Customs Regulations, under which a... How to avoid banning memes – a new consultation paper on the EU Copyright Directive Even though we broke up and it changed its name, it's hard to forget Article 13 (now 17) of the EU Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (the Copyright Directive). Article 17, or as it's otherwise known, the "meme ban", has been through vari... The future of remuneration: to CRD V and beyond... The Capital Requirements Directive V (known as CRD V) introduces a number of remuneration requirements affecting banks, building societies and designated investment firms. The UK is required to onshore these requirements under the terms of the EU Withdraw... Brexit and Geographical Indications You may not be familiar with the trade mark related term ‘geographical indication’ (GI). However, more than likely you have eaten a product protected by a GI: such as Parma Ham, Champagne and Roquefort cheese to name a few. GIs are protected by a number o... Parliament approves ICO code of practice which aims to make children safer online On 12 August the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the long awaited Age appropriate design code of practice for online services, which seeks to enhance the safety of the online environment for children. The code, which has now been approved b... Brexit's impact on the new P2B (Platform to Business) Regulation This month the UK Government published a Brexit SI amending the EU’s new Platform to Business Regulation to ensure the regulation works for a post Brexit (or more accurately, post transition period) UK. What is the Platform to Business Regulation (“P2B Re... Brexit's impact on the new P2B (Platform to Business) Regulation This month the UK Government published a Brexit SI amending the EU’s new Platform to Business Regulation to ensure the regulation works for a post Brexit (or more accurately, post transition period) UK. What is the Platform to Business Regulation (“P2B Re... Accounting standards equivalence: it doesn't need to be mutual In the non-binding Political Declaration that accompanied the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU committed, in relation to their respective financial services regulatory frameworks, to “start assessing equivalence with respect to each other under the... Prospectus equivalence: it doesn't need to be mutual In the non-binding Political Declaration that accompanied the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU committed, in relation to their respective financial services regulatory frameworks, to “start assessing equivalence with respect to each other under the... The next normal: what comes after the "new normal"? The last few months have, I think, made it clear that there will be no single sweeping return to "normal". However, as restrictions start to lift (however temporarily) and the end of both lockdown and the Brexit transition period appear on the horizon, th...