Patent Court considers Panasonic interim licence in FRAND case In Lenovo Group Ltd and others v Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and another [2024] EWHC 2941 (Pat), the Patents Court refused Lenovo’s application for a declaration that a willing licensor and a willing licensee would agree to an interim cross-licence of standard essential patents (SEPs) with Ericsson…
The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee has launched an inquiry into social media, misinformation and algorithms. The inquiry follows the anti-immigration demonstrations and riots which took place across the UK earlier this year. Some targeted mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers, driven in part by false claims that spread on social media platforms relating…
UK law Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1188) have been made. They make amendments to the priority offences set out in Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023 and come into force on 10 December 2024. Criminal offences…
UK law Ofcom publishes letter to online service providers on generative AI and chatbots Ofcom has published an open letter to online service providers in the UK about how the Online Safety Act 2023 applies to generative AI and chatbots. Websites or apps which use a generative AI chatbot that enables users to share text,…
Following investigation, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities (led by those in Belgium, Germany and Ireland) and the European Commission have notified Apple about several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices that the CPC Network has identified on certain Apple Media Services, including App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts….
Following investigation at European level, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission have notified the online marketplace Temu that some of its practices infringe EU consumer law. The CPC Network directed Temu to bring those practices in line with EU consumer laws. Temu remains under investigation and was…
UK law CMA consults on draft guidance for the markets regime in the Enterprise Act 2002 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on its draft new guidance for the markets regime in the Enterprise Act 2002, as amended by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The consultation ends on 3 December…
Ofcom has published an update on its progress to bring the Online Safety Act 2023 into effect. The Act means that companies that operate a wide range of online services are legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Online platforms and services will soon have new duties to protect UK users by assessing…
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UK law CMA launches court action against Emma Sleep to protect UK consumers Back in 2022, the CMA opened an investigation into Emma Sleep over concerns that some of its online sales practices, such as discounts and urgency claims, including countdown timers and high demand prompts, may mislead consumers. The CMA called on Emma Sleep…
Coimisiún na Meán has published its finalised Online Safety Code. The Code sets binding rules applying to video-sharing platforms who have their EU headquarters in Ireland. The general obligations contained in the Code will apply from November 2024 and platforms will have an implementation period for certain detailed provisions, which require IT build, to come…
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