Month: May 2023

Municipal Finance

Birgir Már Björnsson attorney and partner at LEX Law Offices, recently published an article in the business section of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið concerning the regulations that apply when the financial situation of municipalities is poor and the resources that are available to deal with such situation. It is stipulated in the Local Government Act… Read more »

Exclusivity period of original pharmaceutical products

Benedikta Haraldsdóttir, attorney at LEX Law Offices published an article on the temporary exclusivity period of original pharmaceutical products in the Icelandic media outlet Innherji yesterday. The occasion is that the EU Commission has just adopted a proposal for the most extensive reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation in 20 years. The proposal contains i.a. considerable… Read more »

European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court

Erla S. Árnadóttir, attorney and partner at LEX Law Offices, published an article in the Icelandic news medium Innherji today, where she discusses the significance of new regulations that come into effect on June 1st regarding the so-called „European Patent with Unitary Effect“ and „Unified Patent Court“. It should be noted that the new system… Read more »