The IPO has published an important new note providing guidance on the patentability of computer programs following the Symbian judgment….
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Tracey Stretton believes that the UK is lagging behind the USA in the development and implementation of policies governing electronically stored information (ESI)….
Richard Quine suggests an approach to coping with the massive growth in data storage demands….
Following on from Predictions Preview, 17 new predictions on IT law, IT applications and the way technology will impact on business and society. Everything but next week’s lottery numbers from Birley, Briskman, Burgess, Davis and Onwusah, Harbison, Haslam, Jones, Katz, Kaye, Marsden, Morrison, Newson, Speed, Spencer, Trimmer, Tuke and Uebergang….
Electronic Disclosure: Meeting the Challenge was the title of a seminar presented by SCL on 20 October which was hosted by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. The Chairman was barrister Clive Freedman and the speakers were Janet Lambert, a partner in Barlows’ Reinsurance and International Risk Team, Christine Gabitass, Technology in Practice Analyst at Latham &…
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Mark Weston reviews the successful moves to force search engines in Argentina to filter the results of searches on named individuals…
David Boutcher and Bob Stankey ask: Will unmanaged OSS use make it harder to get financing and ultimately find a buyer for a technology-dependent business?…
Alex Newson discusses how lawyers can make the most of RSS….
Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor has published his opinion in response to the EU-US final data sharing report….
Paul Toms considers an often neglected exemption to the application of UCTA, the leading cases concerning it and how best to package a contract to take advantage of it….
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