Following The Recent CJEU Decision, Google Announces How To Erase Your Personal Data From Google Search Results
May 30, 2014
Following the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (C-131/12), which basically stated that search engine providers are obliged to remove links to personal information not longer relevant […]
Croatian Ministry of Justice Changes its Former Practice and Allows Russian Citizens to Buy Real Estate in Croatia
May 14, 2014
As reported by one of the leading Croatian daily newspapers, Večernji list, the Croatian Ministry of Justice is going to change its practice regarding acquisitions of real-estate by Russian citizens. According to the Croatian Ownership and Other Property Rights Act (hereinafter: the […]
Individuals Have The Right To Ask Google To Delete Personal Data Says The CJEU
May 12, 2014
In an important ruling rendered on 13th May 2014 in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (C-131/12), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that, if a search is made on the basis of a person’s name, […]
Another Blow To Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents In Europe: The TBA’s Decision In Culturing Stem Cells/TECHNION (T-2221/10)
February 8, 2014
In a decision rendered on 4th February 2014 in Culturing Stem Cells/TECHNION (T-2221/10), the EPO’s Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.08 (TBA) refused the patentability of an invention related to maintenance of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in an undifferentiated state by the […]
Bitcoin Neither A Currency Nor A Payment Instrument Under Finnish Law
January 30, 2014
Bitcoin is regularly giving headaches to financial regulators all over the globe. As the legislature in most countries, if not all, is customarily lagging behind the technology, one of the most intriguing questions related to Bitcoin, legally speaking, is can it be […]