Osborne Clarke advised the Berlin-based Grover Group on its EUR 45 million Series B financing round. Involved are the London investor Jonathan Schneider, who has already invested in the German medical startup Ada Health through his investment company JMS Capital-Everglen, the US insurance company Assurant and the Israeli fund Viola...

This is another illustration of the firm's expertise on the digitalization of the retail sector. Osborne Clarke advised Groupe Casino and its subsidiary RelevanC on the IP/Data aspects of its negotiations with the Intermarché group for the creation of a purchasing partnership, in France and internationally, and a digital partnership...

In a decision from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Board of Appeal rejected an appeal made by Christian Dior Couture to register a 3D trade mark consisting of the appearance of its iconic Saddle bag. This decision raises a number of important points for brand owners operating...

Osborne Clarke has advised Berlin-based AI start-up Smart Steel Technologies (SST) on the participation by technology group Heraeus. As a result of the transaction, Heraeus, which is primarily known as a precious metals specialist, will become the largest shareholder of Smart Steel Technologies with a stake of around 47 percent...

On 13 July 2021, the NRRP was definitively approved by the Council of Ministers through the "Council Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of Italy's Recovery and Resilience Plan", one month later - on 13 August 2021 - the European Commission devolved Euro 24.9 billion to Italy (almost...

Osborne Clarke has advised akquinet GmbH, an IT services company headquartered in Hamburg, on the acquisition of Enghofer Koch Consulting GmbH. The akquinet group of companies, headquartered in Hamburg, has 950 employees and currently has over 20 locations in Germany and Austria. The company specialises in the implementation of ERP...

By decree dated 26 September 2023, the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy adopted Guidelines identifying the principles and specific criteria for the regulation of contractual relations in cases of commissioned research activities between research facilities and the entities funding the research (" Guidelines ") With the Guidelines, the...

The US entertainment technology group Valve had sought to challenge a €1.6 million fine relating to its role in placing geographical restrictions (geo-blocking) on certain PC games on its video-game marketplace and online gaming platform Steam. Games listed on Steam are developed by publishers, who each then enter into distribution...