On September 3, 2019, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (“CNPD”) issued resolution 2019/494, declaring several provisions of Law 58/2019, of
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Supervision and sanctioning by CNPD after GDPR enters into force
During the last few months, the Portuguese Data Protection Commission (“CNPD”) has been particularly active in exercising its supervisory and
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The Spanish Supreme Court confirmed in a recent ruling the interpretative criteria established by the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
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On September 12, the conclusions of the Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on IT Development SAS v
Read More“APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION” WHEN REVOKING OR DISREGARDING PROVISIONAL MEASURES ON PATENTS (BAYER V. RICHTER AND EXELTIS)
On September 12, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on the request for a preliminary ruling from the Budapest
Read MorePOST-2020 EUROPEAN DIGITAL POLICY
The Council of the European Union has adopted the Conclusions on the future a highly digitalized Europe beyond 2020: “Boosting
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As we know, one of the principles of any trademark protection system is the use of the registered mark. Failure
Read MoreFRAUDULENT USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMPERSONATING A DIRECTOR’S VOICE
As The Wall Street Journal recently published, last March cybercriminals, whose identities are still unknown, contacted the CEO of a
Read MorePERSONAL DATA PROCESSING THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Article 35.1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requires controllers that process data to perform a Data Protection Impact
Read MoreFIRST SANCTION IMPOSED FOR THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on August 20, 2019 the Swedish data protection authority imposed the first fine
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