Giuseppe Colangelo •
November 15, 2023
The European Commission’s recently unveiled proposal to overhaul the EU’s licensing system for standard-essential patents (SEPs) would see conciliators issue mandatory, albeit nonbinding, pre-trial . . .
Ben Sperry •
November 9, 2023
I. Introduction Proposals to protect children and teens online are among the few issues in recent years to receive at least rhetorical bipartisan support at . . .
Mikołaj Barczentewicz •
September 25, 2023
Executive Summary The EU Court of Justice’s (CJEU) July 2020 Schrems II decision generated significant uncertainty, as well as enforcement actions in various EU countries, . . .
Introduction The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that provides eligible low-income households with discounts of up to $30 per-month for broadband-internet service . . .
Julian Morris •
August 21, 2023
Executive Summary Electronic peer-to-peer (P2P) payments can serve as an effective alternative to other payment methods, such as cash and checks. Real-time payments (RTPs)—originally developed . . .
Executive Summary In October 2022, the Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. announced their intent to merge in a deal valued at $24.6 billion.[1] Given . . .
The European Union has opened the door for national policymakers to expand preexisting policies to support or favor domestic content by placing new obligations on foreign streaming providers to invest in EU member states’ domestic markets. The risk, however, is that member states have such broad latitude in implementing these provisions that they stoke inflationary pressures that distort local content markets.
The complexity of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) raises various difficult interpretative questions. Chief among them is whether the EU law is . . .
Julian Morris •
April 13, 2023
Executive Summary Under the auspices of Legislative Decree 9831, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) has set maximum fees for acquiring and issuing banks . . .