par StartItUp | Fév 11, 2019 | Autres, IP/IT, Startups
(Some) personal data can flow freely from the EU to Japan on the Japan-EU adequacy decision On 23 January 2019 the European Commission adopted its implementing decision declaring that Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) provides adequate...
par StartItUp | Nov 27, 2018 | IP/IT
Our Belgian DPA published on 23 November 2018 its first assessment since the GDPR became applicable on 25 May 2018. What are the key figures? Since 25 May 2018: 1. 317 data breaches have been reported (compared to 13 in 2017); 2. 3599 requests for information have...
par StartItUp | Fév 7, 2018 | IP/IT
By Sari & Chloé By 25 May of this year, you are supposed to be “GDPR-compliant”. What does that mean exactly? The GDPR is the “General Data Protection Regulation” (n°2016/679), a piece of European legislation adopted in April 2016 and which becomes applicable on...
par StartItUp | Fév 7, 2018 | IP/IT
By Valentin de le Court Trade Secrets are the currency of the knowledge economy and provide a competitive advantage to innovative businesses, irrespective of their size and sector of activity. Having a robust and proactive trade secret management strategy in place,...
par StartItUp | Fév 21, 2017 | IP/IT
The Commission is on a roll! Following an impressive reform of the European data protection framework and the harmonisation of the protection of trade secrets in 2016 and despite the ongoing copyright reform, the Commission is now turning to the regulation of...
