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Strelia welcomes a new partner to lead its IP and Technology practice

Strelia is proud to welcome Tom De Coster as Partner to lead its IP and Technology practice.

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AI in the Legal Landscape

What does the general public expect from online legal information sources? To what extent do they trust tools such as Google or ChatGPT for legal advice? And do they find it accept…

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Opleidingen 25 en 27/08 - Confocus

Op de valreep voor de deadline van 1 september voor de permanente vorming van advocaten voor het gerechtelijk jaar 2024-2025 biedt Confocus nog 2 opleidingen, die plaatsvinden op 2…

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04/09/25
ISO/IEC 42005:2025 – A New Blueprint for Legal and Commercia…

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming…

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25/08/25
Trackingpixels en privacy: Frankrijk maakt werk van échte pr…

Wie onze boeken of blogs over cookies en online tracking gelezen heeft, wee…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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The EU General Court invalidates the vertical three-stripe trade mark of Adidas

In a judgment dated 19 June 2019 (T-307/17), the General Court of the European Union confirmed that the vertical three-stripe trade mark of Adidas is …

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Klantenkaart aanmaken met eID? Opgelet!

De Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (voorheen Privacycommissie) legde recent een boete op van 10.000 EUR aan een handelaar die een klantenkaart wou aanm…

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Les marques Benelux se mettent au diapason des évolutions européennes

Depuis le 1er mars 2019, les modifications apportées par la Directive (UE) 2015/2436 aux marques Benelux trouvent à s’appliquer sur le territoire…

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Boetes als je wél toestemming vraagt aan je personeel? Gekker hoeft het niet met die GDPR.

Wie personeel in dienst heeft, moet personeelsdossiers bijhouden.  Contactgegevens van personeelsleden, sociale zekerheidsgegevens, bankrekeningn…

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.Io and .ai domain names: what are the legal rules?

Domain names with a .io and .ai extension are gaining popularity. This article explains what .io domain names and .ai domain names stand for, why they…

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Citeren en samplen tegen het licht gehouden

De Kraftwerk-zaak herinnert ons eraan dat we met samplen moeten opletten. Ook citeren en samplen zijn door het auteursrecht en de naburige rechten bep…

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Newsflash GDPR : Guidelines for the processing of personal data through video devices

On 10 July 2019, the European Data Protection Board or “EDPB”, the advisory body in which all national supervisory authorities are represented, adopte…

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GDPR and B2B agreements.

GDPR not only applies to relations between companies, their employees and (B2C) customers, but also plays an important role in B2B relations with supp…

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Eerste geldboete voor GDPR-inbreuk in België

Op 28 mei 2019 heeft de recent opgerichte Geschillenkamer van de Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) haar eerste boete opgelegd, met name aan een bur…

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Newsflash GDPR : A “Like” button on your website? Then you are a joint controller together with Facebook!

In a judgment of 29 July 2019 ( C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co ) the European Court of Justice ruled that operators of a website that fea…

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10 Faqs About Benelux And Eu Trademark Registration

A “trademark” is a sign that you use to indicate your goods or services. In theory, a trademark is protected if it is registered and effectively used …

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Ik ben GDPR compliant, maar wat met mijn aansprakelijkheid?

Met de invoering van de GDPR werd iedereen ervoor gewaarschuwd dat hij/zij ‘compliant’ moest zijn met de (ver)nieuw(d)e databescherming rond persoonsg…

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When should a pharmaceutical company apply for a trademark for its medicinal products?

The pharmaceutical market presents unique challenges to pharmaceutical companies seeking to launch new medicinal products. Before they can introduce a…

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M&A and GDPR – possible pitfalls when buying a business (part 2)

Following on from our first article on M&A and data protection focusing on the seller's perspective (available here), this second article on …

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‘Music sampling’ and copyright: facts of the ECJ decision

Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) rendered an important decision on copyright law and music sampling in its ‘Metall auf Meta…

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NIS Law: the new incident notification procedure

The law of 7 April 2019 (the ‘NIS law’) states that the Operators of Essential Services (OES) and the Digital Service Providers (DSP) shall,…

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Afbeelding van een geamputeerd been op sigarettenverpakking, wat met het portretrecht?

Een opmerkelijk verhaal haalde recent de media: in Metz herkende een man het geamputeerde been van zijn vader op een pakje sigaretten. De foto zit in …

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Data protection – update on the last quarter

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continues to develop at a rapid pace after its entry into force on 25 May 2018. Here we outline the…

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Operators of websites using social media plugins can be qualified as joint controller

A large number of websites nowadays contain so-called “like” or “share” buttons: promotional features that connect products to popular social networki…

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Facilitating patent applications: no formal requirements for transfer of priority rights

Recently the Court of Appeal of The Hague handed down an important decision on the issue of the transfer of priority rights under the European Patent …

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