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Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update!

The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Google abused its dominance by favouring its own shopping comparison service and demoting competing ones. However, not all favouritism is doomed.

Unfair trading conditions and tying are gaining traction as alleged abusive practices in the digital industry, as the European Commission fines Meta EUR 797.72 million for hindering competitors of Facebook Marketplace.

The European Commission will review a transaction thanks to Italy’s call-in powers. Even though the broad interpretation of Article 22 EUMR is off the table, deals that do not meet standard EU and national merger thresholds may still need to be notified.

Since 2023, there has been a debate as to whether such a surcharge clause should be considered unfair within the meaning of European Directive 93/13/EEC. Case law on this issue and on the possible legal consequences has been divided.

Stibbe's IP team recapped last year's patent case law in Belgium for the IPKat Blog. IPKat regularly publishes on European patent law and is one of the most popular blogs dedicated to IP law.