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What does Abstract mean? In patent practice, an abstract is a short, stand‑alone summary of the technical disclosure in a patent application or granted patent. Its purpose is to help patent offices and third parties understand the gist of the invention quickly and to facilitate searching and classification. In the UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Ireland, patent legislation and associated rules require an abstract forming part of the patent specification. It should concisely indicate the technical field, the problem addressed, the essential features of the solution, and, where relevant, principal use and the most illustrative drawing. The UK Intellectual...

Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (Whistleblowing): timeline 2014–2021 and the UK post‑Brexit position (non‑retained, not transposed)

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This record has been archived and is no longer being updated. This Timeline sets out the principal milestones linked to Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17) (the Whistleblowing Directive). Member States had to implement the Whistleblowing Directive’s provisions in domestic law by 17 December 2021. As the Whistleblowing Directive was not carried across into EU retained law after IP completion day (31 December 2020), it does not apply in the UK.

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29 June 2021 — Council of the EU — Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

The Council of the EU released the EDPS’s opinion, dated 24 June 2021, on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on markets in cryptoassets and for amendments to the EU Whistleblowing Directive; the EDPS expressed support for the proposal and also outlined several suggested revisions...

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