Intellectual Property Archives - Page 114 of 221

Exporting Encryption

October 27, 2010

The UK granted a new General Export License for encryption products on 14 October 2010. David Lorello, Julia Court Ryan and Sheena Sheikh explain….

I am a bit late on the domain name battle concerning ihateryanair.co.uk, but it does raise a couple of points of real interest. In particular, the divergence between the relevant Nominet policy and that of the UDRP is a cause for concern….

A Variety of Endeavours

October 12, 2010

Richard Stephens considers the recent case of CPC Group Limited v Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, which considered the meaning of ‘reasonable endeavours’. He goes on to review the case law on a variety of contractual phrases concerning ‘endeavours’, of the kind found in so many IT contracts….

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Court Refuses to Order Blocking of File-sharing in Ireland

October 12, 2010

In EMI v UPC, the High Court in Ireland has refused an application for an injunction against an ISP which would have required it to block access to file-sharing sites…

Best of Breed v One-box Solution

October 10, 2010

Does a commitment to Best Practice mean that law firms should only purchase ‘Best of Breed’ products when choosing their legal software? asks Ian Wimbush, Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers’ Association. Or can a one-box solution offer many of the same advantages?…

Robots and Law

October 6, 2010

On my return from holiday, a blog post suggesting laws for robotics has really intrigued me…

A Cloudy Outlook for Outsourcing Service Levels?

October 5, 2010

David Chaplin reports on the SCL half-day seminar on ‘Getting the Deal Right – Key Commercial Schedules in Outsourcing Projects’ held on 5 October….

SAS v WPL: Questions for the ECJ

October 4, 2010

In SAS v WPL the court ruled that a number of questions needed to be referred to the Court of Justice to help resolve the dispute. The text of the questions has now been published….