I’m reading “Valie Export, Who Made Art With Her Naked Body, Dies at 85” (NYT).
Ms. Export was best known for two pieces she staged in the late 1960s and early ’70s. In the first, “Action Pants: Genital Panic,” she
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Englischer Garten, Munich
The D&O Diary is on assignment in Europe this week, with a first stop in the Bavarian city of Munich. Munich is such a comfortable, walkable place, with rich history, interesting local traditions, and a vibrant arts
German Society of International Law: Short Conference on “Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action” (Munich, 11/12 June 2026)
The <a German Society of International Law (GSIL) will be hosting a ‘short conference’ dedicated to “Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action” in Munich on 11 and 12 June 2026. While its academic events are usually limited to
14th IP and Competition Forum. Munich, June 23 & 24 2026
Join us for the 14th IP & Competition Forum
Munich, June 23–24
🌐 http://www.oxfora.org
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https://oxfirst.com/14th-intellectual-property-and-competition-forum/
📍 Venue: DPMA Forum, Deutsches
Patent und Markenamt (German Patent Office)
With a strictly limited number of places, we are
pleased to
Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat
Les allemands chantent, ChatGPT déchante : la décision Gema c/ Open AI
Le 11 novembre, alors que les français célébraient l’Armistice de 1918, les juges du tribunal régional de Munich rendaient une décision importante en matière d’intelligence artificielle en condamnant Open AI pour contrefaçon de droits d’auteur.
La procédure a été initiée
U.S. Tells Ukraine It Has a Seat at Negotiating Table With Russia – WSJ
MUNICH U.S. officials sought to reassure Ukraine that it would be at the negotiating table with Russia, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his country wouldn t agree to a peace deal imposed on it from above.U.S. Secretary of State
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Munich
The D&O Diary completed its European tour this week with a stop in the Bavarian city of Munich, known to the locals as München. It is always great to visit Munich but it is particularly nice this time of
German court strengthens market exclusivity right of orphan drugs and the legal position of their marketing authorization holders
Orphan drugs have a special position under EU pharma laws. Among other things, the EU orphan drug laws grant the marketing authorization holder (MAH) of an orphan drug a 10 year period of so-called “market exclusivity”. According to Article 8(1)
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Schloss Nymphenburg
The D&O Diary concluded its extended European sojourn with a final stop in the Bavarian city of Munich. Our stop in Munich was brief, but we were very fortunate that the brilliant weather we enjoyed in our