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Dutch Legislators Propose Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Law

Herbert Smith Freehills

If enacted, the Bill will make it mandatory for large Dutch enterprises and foreign enterprises doing business in the Netherlands to act with due diligence to avoid adverse impacts on human rights and the environment. Due diligence requirements. Part two , sets out the requirements to prepare due diligence policies.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The Diplomatic Conference in 2024 will focus on a narrow "Basic Proposal" (see the full text and the executive summary ). The provision would not be retroactive (Article 5). It will be interesting to see how the outcome in May 2024 shapes the conversation about intellectual property and traditional knowledge going forward.

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Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Back-Damages Under Copyright Discovery Rule

Patently-O

By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Warner Chappell Music v. 2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. 20, 2024). 20, 2024). Nealy , No. 22-1078, 601 U.S. Nealy , Patently-O (Feb. 22-787 (argued Feb.

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Beyond the Limit: The Battle Over Copyright Back-Damages in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy

Patently-O

If the discovery rule is upheld, the Court may also delineate its contours around due diligence and the copyright holder’s duty to search for infringement — providing guidance on when the copyright owner “should have known” about the infringement. 51 ABA Preview of US Supreme Court Cases February 2024, at 12.

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

13] It has specifically mentioned provisions about the mandate of exercising due diligence and caution while detecting such shams. The exception here is that due diligence must be exercised by them. Furthermore, Rule 3 of IT [16] Act similarly specifies for due diligence. In the case of Tiffany v.

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COP26 – The UK Government's preparation to date

Herbert Smith Freehills

It outlined wider investment as well, including £1 billion to be invested from 2021-2026 as part of the Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and £170 million into its Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (an incubator for decarbonisation technology start-ups) between 2019-2024. Hero Image: 29436. Downloads: 6531O_COP26 - UK_V4.pdf

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The European Union’s Digital Services Act: In Force from This Saturday, February 17, 2024, Including for U.S. Intermediaries (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

.] * * * The European Union’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”), a significant legislative act of 93 articles and 156 recitals, will become fully effective from this Saturday, February 17, 2024. The post The European Union’s Digital Services Act: In Force from This Saturday, February 17, 2024, Including for U.S.