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The Digital Markets Act or DMA as it is colloquially termed incorporates a novel set of guidelines issued by the European Commission with the primary aim of regulating and keeping gatekeepers in check and ensuring that there is a fair playing ground across the internet. The Act, which complements already existing EU Competition rules aims […]

In its recent addition to its digital strategy, the European Parliament and Council have reached a political agreement and introduced the Artificial Intelligence Act, alternatively termed the ‘AI Act’. As a law, it is quite extensive, making it the first of its kind.  Several months of negotiation between the European Parliament and the Council followed […]

Tazza Te’, a Hamrun-based café, sought to the Courts for redress after having its trademark application rejected by the Maltese Trademark Comptroller in October 2022, on the basis of likelihood of confusion with the mark ‘Te fit-Tazza’¸ a design company.  In early February of this year, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of appellant […]