UK, Canada Open Patent Prosecution Highway

by Robin Pilgrim, LawAndTax-News.com, London

Last updated 22 hours ago | Friday, February 03, 2012

The UK and Canada have launched a two-year pilot scheme designed to speed up the process of patent applications. Read Full Story

EU Blocks Deutsche Börse-NYSE Euronext Merger

by Ulrika Lomas, LawAndTax-News.com, Brussels

Last updated 22 hours ago | Friday, February 03, 2012

The European Commission has prohibited, on the basis of the European Union Merger Regulation, the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, as it would have resulted in a quasi-monopoly in the area of European financial derivatives traded globally on exchanges. Read Full Story

Switzerland Yields To US Tax Demands

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Last updated 21 hours ago | Friday, February 03, 2012

Following mounting pressure from the US attorney’s office, Switzerland has finally handed over to US investigators comprehensive, encrypted, banking data pertaining to eleven Swiss banks, alleged to have aided wealthy Americans to evade US taxes amounting to billions of euros. Read Full Story

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