Apple mega-bucks give Ireland a €14 billion dilemma
More billions are on the way from the tech giant as the Irish hoover up multinational taxes at a breakneck pace — but struggle to build what this booming nation needs.
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ABBA to Trump: Stop using our tunes
Swedish icons join Céline Dion, Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Johnny Marr, Adele, Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses (and breathe, whew!) in fury at Donald Trump.
Black Sea offshore natural gas bolsters EU energy security
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EU’s energy security.
Disneyland Paris conjures up bumper profits despite strikes
Theme park generates $343.4m in profit for Hollywood giant as it shores up wider business amid weaker box office returnsDisney’s Parisian theme park complex has delivered a welcome boost to the embattled Hollywood giant, generating $343.4m (€317m) in p…
Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud
Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kindA Danish man has gone on trial in the city of Aarhus over accusations that he fraudulently made 4.38m kroner (more than £502,000) in r…
EU competitiveness and licensing of essential technologies
The authors regularly advise the automotive and IT/tech industry. The views expressed in this article are personal. As things stand now, European manufacturers are at a disadvantage, as patent owners from around the world can exclude devices that implement standards from the market unless manufacturers give in to their royalty demands. The proposed EU SEP […]
Give innovators the boost they need: fairness and transparency
A plea for EU Commissioners to support proposed regulation on licensing of standard essential patents.
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, will postpone duties and undergo treatment
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday (5 February), but added he remained “wholly positive” about the scare less than 18 months into his reign.
Tech licensing regulation: A common-sense attempt at balance
Proposed EU regulation would mark a welcome return to balance and more transparency in standardized technology licensing.
Avoiding litigation about patents — what’s not to like?
Transparency at the heart of Commission’s proposed patents regulation is a sensible and decent plan to build upon, says former judge of the General Court of the EU.
World welcomes 2024 with New Year’s fireworks, reflection and a royal farewell
The world welcomed 2024 with a mix of celebration and sombre reflection. Here’s how places and people around the world bid farewell to 2023 and welcomed the New Year.
Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’
Landmark case over popular snowball candle holder design may open door to retrospective claims across blocOne of Sweden’s longest-established glassmakers is facing what could be a landmark legal challenge over €1m in royalties it has allegedly failed t…
Commission’s patents proposal doesn’t have to be so damaging
A counterproposal to European Commission’s far-reaching and very flawed standard-essential patents regulation.
While Neighbours screens in Latvia, Australian TV writers still get paid – but for how much longer?
The writers of series going back to the 1980s expect to collect a record $2.42m this year from overseas royalties, but that income is now under threat from streamingGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn Norway, where winter nights last more tha…
Charles III urges France, UK to ‘reinvigorate’ ties at lavish Versailles banquet
King Charles III on 20 September issued a call for France and the UK to reinvigorate their relations, as President Emmanuel Macron hosted the monarch for a glittering banquet at the Palace of Versailles on the first of a three-day state visit.