Software Patents: Court of Appeal Supports Refusal In Lantana Ltd v The Comptroller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks [2014] EWCA Civ 1463, the Court of Appeal has supported the rulings of the Comptroller and Birss J and ruled against granting a patent in respect of software. As Arden LJ put it, ‘the invention…
Jas Purewal gives his practical guide to the EU’s new VAT rules as they affect video games and digital content sales…
The Home Office has published various consultation document s relating to what it describes as ‘Communications data codes of practice: acquisition, disclosure and retention’…
The sixth, and possibly last, batch of predictions from our expert contributors…
This is the fifth batch of predictions from our range of experts on IT law and related issues….
Nick Briggs and Kerry Russell reflect on a recent High Court ruling relating to audit clauses and the lessons for drafting that might be gleaned from it…
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Here is the fourth set of predictions from our expert contributors….
The third set of predictions from our expert contributors. Joanna Goodman and Chris Dale break the contribution rules – to very positive effect – and they and Jan DeCerce give their very substantial take on things to watch for in 2015 and beyond…
The second batch of predictions from our range of experts…
The controversial Bill and related documents are now available….
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