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Digital Services Act starts applying to all online platforms in the EU

On 17 February, the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU's landmark rulebook that aims to make the online
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EP backs stricter rules to ensure children’s toys are safe

The new rules aim to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single m
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EUIPO contributes to operation seizing 64 million EUR of fake medicines across the EU

Europol’s Operation SHIELD has charged 1 284 individuals between April and October 2023 in the fight against illicit medicines and doping substances.
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Copyright: Artworks entering the public domain in 2024

2024 marks an important milestone for several artworks, as they enter the public domain.
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World Intellectual Property Day 2024 Youth Video Competition

With IP, we can dream of a better future, turn our ideas into reality and create a world where everyone thrives. 
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L’Élixir De L’Amour: How A 19th Century French Widow Turned Her Trademark Champagne Into A Lifestyle Beverage

Valentine’s Day is upon us yet again. Chances are, you and your sweetheart will find yourselves together in a restaurant on February 14th. Roses may be gifted, chocolate confections may be consumed, and to drink – why, champagne of course. Is any other spirituous potable more synonymous with love than a bit of bubbly?  The clinking of flutes or coupe glasses is an unmistakable counterpoint in the soundtrack of virtually every wedding and anniversary celebration.
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Beyond Snoop Dogg's cereal: Surprising celebrity-led food and drink brands

Snoop Dogg's cereal is making headlines, but he's far from the only celebrity with a food or drink brand.
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2024 Paris Olympics medals unveiled - and they're embedded with actual pieces of the Eiffel Tower

2024 Paris medalists will take a bit of France and its iconic landmark home with them. And it's legit pieces of the Eiffel Tower, in case you were wondering.
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Nokia-branded phones to coexist alongside our own for now, says HMD Global

Finnish mobile phone maker and Nokia’s official brand licensee HMD Global announced that it will move forward with a new multi-brand strategy where it would produce devices under a new HMD Original
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