Osborne Clarke The Netherlands is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners at its Amsterdam office as of 1 January 2022. The addition of five new partners gives a strong boost to the growth and strength of the firm in Amsterdam. As of January 1, 2022, Osborne Clarke...

People have used wind power for millennia to power their activities, in the form of sails and windmills. This pre-industrial source of energy has now gone high tech and is a key plank in decarbonising the planet's electricity generation. The first known wind turbine to produce electricity dates back to...

The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) recently released its Science and Technology Framework , which will act as a " strategic anchor " for government policy aiming to make the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030. The framework is divided into ten strands. The first...

The Advocate General at the European Court of Justice follows GVA e.V. – a client of the international legal practice Osborne Clarke – in an important test case. In a test case of the Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. (GVA) against the vehicle manufacturer Scania, the Regional Court of Cologne has referred...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke ranks in 10 practice areas in Chambers Global in 2024. The firm is ranked in the following practice areas: data protection, corporate/M&A (mid-market, international and cross-border), dispute resolution, employment, energy and natural resources (renewables and alternative energy), intellectual property and the technology sector (international and...

The proprietor of a standard-essential patent (SEP) may be obliged to refrain from enforcing his patent or bringing patent-infringement proceedings if he has undertaken to grant licences to third parties on FRAND terms (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) and does not comply with this obligation. The patent infringer who is willing...

OC advises General Atlantic on IT, IP and data protection law regarding strategic partnership with ControlExpert International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised General Atlantic on IT, IP and data protection related aspects of its strategic partnership with ControlExpert GmbH. General Atlantic will, amongst others, strategically support the company’s growth...

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...