Product liability & product safety – a round up of 2023
Our international team looks at 2023 developments across the EU and the UK.
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We look at recent UK and EU developments in regulating products and packaging, including product liability, waste packaging, toy safety and the impact of new EU rules on sharing non-personal data, particularly as generated by connected products.
Waste not, want not: unpacking the UK's packaging waste regime
Megan Howarth and Richard Miles look at current and incoming rules on packaging waste.
MoreNew EU law could limit distinctive packaging
Louise Popple, Elena Glengarry and Roland Mallinson look at the potential impact of the EU's proposed packaging legislation on 3D shape trade mark rights.
MoreRepair, replace but don't infringe trade marks
Maarten Rijks and Lucas de Groot look at progress on the EC's draft Repair Directive, and at its intersection with trade mark law.
MoreAn overview of the draft EU Toy Safety Regulation
Benedikt Rohrssen and Ulrich Spiegel look at incoming toy safety requirements.
MoreProducts and data pooling
Christian Frank, Julia Freifrau von Imhoff and Alexander Schmalenberger look at the EU's Data Governance Act and Data Act in the context of digital and connected products.
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