EU Law weekly highlights—17 April 2025
This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the Advocate General’s opinion on the EU Intellectual Property Office and the potential conflicts with UK trademarks when considering applications filed before Brexit. In addition this week, Directive (EU) 2025/794, the ‘Stop the Clock’ Directive postponing the application of sustainability rules was published in the Official Journal of the EU, the European Data Protection Board adopted guidelines addressing personal data processing through blockchain technologies, the European Commission launched a consultation on the revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act, launched a call for evidence to assess investment needs in the EU nuclear power sector, opened a public consultations on the EU Emissions Trading System and Market Stability Reserve, aims to simplify EU Deforestation Regulation implementation with new guidance, updated harmonised standards for medical devices. It also includes the launch by the Commission of a consultation on its new European Strategy for AI in science and accompanying guidelines for responsible AI use in research, the Commission’s publication of the second version of its guidelines on responsible use of generative AI in research, the provisional agreement of the European Parliament and the Council on a new Toy Safety Regulation and on new EU Soil Monitoring Act.