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Germany Update: No operational risk in the event of a state-mandated “lockdown”
"If the employer has to temporarily close his business due to a government-mandated general "lockdown" to combat the corona pandemic, he does not bear the risk of loss of work and...
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France Update: NEW LEGAL TOOLS TO FIGHT AGAINST NEW FORMS OF PIRACY: LAW NO. 2021-1382 OF 25 OCTOBER 2021 ON THE REGULATION AND PROTECTION OF ACCESS TO CULTURAL WORKS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
We welcome the adoption of this law, which aims to better protect creation against modern forms of piracy by providing France with a new independent administrative authority: the Regulatory Authority...
read moreParallel Import Enforcement in Southeast Asia – VIETNAM
Parallel imports are legal in Vietnam under the Law on Intellectual Property, which states that IP owners cannot prevent others from “circulating, importing, or making best use of products which...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Fifty shades of work – When masks are mandatory in the workplace
The Covid-19 situation in Switzerland has been coming to a head (again) for weeks. In response, two weeks ago the Swiss Federal Council renewed its recommendation to allow employees to...
read moreUS Update: New Requirements for Most Employers for the New Year
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) regulations on November 4, 2021, that will affect most employers in the United States. In brief, by December...
read moreParallel Import Enforcement in Southeast Asia – THAILAND
Thailand does not prohibit parallel importation, because the first-sale doctrine (exhaustion of rights) is recognized by most intellectual property laws in the country. Trademark Thailand’s Trademark Act does not specifically...
read moreSwitzerland Update: New non-financial reporting requirements. National and international developments
Despite the failure of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative ("CRI") at the ballot box in November 2020, corporate social responsibility ("CSR") is gaining relevance at the legislative level. At the national...
read moreUK Update: COP26: Week 1 Round Up and What to Expect from Week 2
Sir David Attenborough’s powerful and moving plea to the delegates during the opening ceremony at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow was that bold...
read moreEasing of Foreign Investment Restrictions for Distribution Business in Indonesia
The issuance of Indonesia’s Job Creation Law (Law Number 11 of 2020) and the New Investment List eased foreign investment restrictions for businesses across the country’s economy. For distributor businesses,...
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