“Whereas from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s Monster to the classical myth of Pygmalion, through the story of Prague’s Golem to the robot of Karel Čapek, who coined the word, people have fantasised about the possibility of building intelligent machines, more often than not androids with human features”.

Innovation is not working nowadays in the western world as we think it is. Erixon suggests that we should rethink the role of IPRs. Would it not be better for governments to be more selective in determining to whom a patent should be granted? 

In recent years, an increasing number of customers and investors have filed claims against banks such as for mis-selling financial products or poor financial advice. Cees van Dam, Professor of European Tort Law at Maastricht University, reveals three general remarks on the bank’s duty of care: on private enforcement, on public enforcement, and on remedies.

If one formula one car hits another, and one of the parties is to blame, does that create liability to pay for the repairs of the other?

The world of copyright is never at a standstill and the latest trend to create some buzz in the field is called: blockchain.

The UK Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter “IPO”), on the 28^th November 2016, published their willingness to proceed with the preparation for the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA).

While there are no indications that the number of serious violations of integrity in law enforcement has increased over the past five years, the violations are getting more serious. Investigating authorities such as the Dutch National Police Internal Investigations Department are faced with more egregious integrity violations by members of the police force, customs officers and other law enforcement officers.

On 18 July 2017 the Government submitted a proposal for the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). In brief, the proposal provides for the establishment of a court (and appellate court) before which parties can litigate in the English language. According to the proposal, the NCC will give the Dutch economy an impulse.

The wishes of the Spanish government and those of the Catalan people are diametrically opposed: 90% of voters in the referendum were for independence - but keep in mind also that only about half of the Catalan people voted.

To avoid the collapse of the WTO dispute settlement system, and thwart any attempt to hold it hostage, WTO members could make use of an oft-overlooked legal provision allowing for arbitration as an alternative to adjudication before the appellate body.