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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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Role And Significance Of IP Due-Diligence In M&A Transactions In India

IIPRD

Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. Evolving Significance of IP Due-Diligence for an M&A Transaction. of such businesses. Interest of sellers.

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IFPI & MPA Oppose ‘New Safe Harbors’ in Digital Services Act

TorrentFreak

Powerful Coalition Expresses “Serious Concerns” In a statement published Thursday, a broad and powerful coalition featuring the likes of MPA, IFPI, music industry giant ICMP and sports group SROC (Premier League, FIFA, LaLiga, MotoGP and more), voiced serious concerns over the Council’s adoption.

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European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act, DSA) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD). 17 CDSMD, and DSA rules on issues that Art. To ensure consistency, Art.

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U.S. Treasury Study Rejects Immediate Need for New Regulation of Art Market

LexBlog IP

On February 4, 2022, the Treasury Department published its Study on the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art (the “Report”). [1] Yet the Report also discussed how the art market remains susceptible to money laundering and describes how market participants can minimize this risk.

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Structuring the IP financial exchange

IP and Legal Filings

Keeping this in mind, we should delve into the market-based approach of the same. Tech-driven companies have a total dependency on the IP and as per some estimates; around 80% of the market value comes from these intangible assets. This whooping market value comes when the same estimates speak that only 5% of patents generate income.

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises Sumitomo Corporation on digital platform investment to further creation of a "new economy" environment

Herbert Smith Freehills

"This transaction reflects our strength in multijurisdictional advisory and ability to meet client demand for advice on digital transformation in global markets," said Tokyo partner Joseph Fisher. Due diligence was supported by Tokyo associate Ryu Long, Kuala Lumpur associate Prakash Selvam, and Tokyo graduate solicitor Elisa Wong.