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We present you the fifty-first instalment of the information service bringing interesting facts from the world of competition law. This time we share with you a selection of events for November 2024 that caught our attention.
Is a patient program really a medicine advertisement? And why couldn’t a pharmaceutical company organise it?
A draft amendment to the Advertising Regulation Act has recently been published and is now due to be discussed by the Government and Parliament. It proposes a number of changes, including in the area of advertising of medicinal products. The attentive reader will be in for many surprises when readin
Boycott of a competitor is always an anticompetitive tool (Overview of competition events for October 2024)
This is the fiftieth anniversary instalment of the information service bringing interesting facts from the world of competition law. This time for October 2024. Again, it is a subjective selection of events that we found interesting.
Beginning of the end of greenwashing? German courts consider it an unfair commercial practice
European rules for “green” marketing within the EU are set to become stricter in two years. The legislation, approved this spring, has put unsubstantiated environmental claims on the blacklist of unfair commercial practices (as we wrote here). Can greenwashing already be considered an unfair commerc
Will it be possible to promote hospital medical devices to the general public?
Many stakeholders in the medical device market are unaware that the current Advertising Regulation Act prohibits the promotion of medical devices intended solely for use by healthcare professionals (commonly referred to as “hospital” medical devices) to the general public.
RRTV to regulate all influencers like streaming platforms. Or not
Influencers who create audiovisual content may now be required to notify their activities as provision of on-demand audiovisual media services (ODAVMS) under a new interpretation by the Czech Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) and thus be subject to the same conditions as streaming
Competition
Legal cooperation? Or an illegal agreement? (November 2024 Competitive Events Review)
We present you the fifty-first instalment of the information service bringing interesting facts from the world of competition law. This time we share with you a selection of events for November 2024 that caught our attention.
IP
How to protect digital products against counterfeits?
Counterfeiting and unauthorized access to authentic products are growing problems that brands across all industries are grappling with. It goes beyond importation of fake handbags and sale of counterfeit paintings falsely attributed to famous artists. The EUIPO has published a clear guide on the ACA
GDPR
The new Digital Markets Act and its impact on marketing of online stores
The long-awaited major change in the collection and use of cookies, which was supposed to ban third-party cookies in Google Chrome, is not taking place in the end. However, new obligations have already emerged in the shadow of the event, including the obligation to redesign cookie bars on websites b
Consumer
Beginning of the end of greenwashing? German courts consider it an unfair commercial practice
European rules for “green” marketing within the EU are set to become stricter in two years. The legislation, approved this spring, has put unsubstantiated environmental claims on the blacklist of unfair commercial practices (as we wrote here). Can greenwashing already be considered an unfair commerc
Life Sciences
Is a patient program really a medicine advertisement? And why couldn’t a pharmaceutical company organise it?
A draft amendment to the Advertising Regulation Act has recently been published and is now due to be discussed by the Government and Parliament. It proposes a number of changes, including in the area of advertising of medicinal products. The attentive reader will be in for many surprises when readin
Corporate
H&P corporate case-law judgment: Is your registered scope of business specific enough? (November 2024)
At the end of November, the Czech Supreme Court further elaborated on its existing opinion as to how specific and precise a company’s scope of business must be, particularly as regards the frequent entry “production, trade and services not listed in Annexes 1 to 3 to the Trade Act.”
Venture Capital
A Fresh Breeze from Germany: €12 Billion Boost for Startups
The German initiative WIN, backed by the government and over 30 major companies, pledges a €12 billion investment into startups by 2030. The goal is to boost innovation and competitiveness within Germany and Europe. This program opens new opportunities also for Czech and Slovak startups that can ben
Technology
RRTV to regulate all influencers like streaming platforms. Or not
Influencers who create audiovisual content may now be required to notify their activities as provision of on-demand audiovisual media services (ODAVMS) under a new interpretation by the Czech Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) and thus be subject to the same conditions as streaming
Other fields
English Translation of the Czech Act on Class Actions
On 1 July 2024 the Act No. 179/2024 Coll. on on Civil Class Proceedings entered into force. Colleagues from the Litigation Department of HAVEL & PARTNERS have prepared an unofficial (and non-binding) English translation of the Act for free use by the professional community.
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