The General Court has confirmed that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign SKYPE and the word mark SKY…
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Internet Streaming and Broadcasters’ Rights The CJEU has ruled on a reference relating to the Infosoc Directive and communication to the public In Case C-279/13 C More Entertainment, a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden), the Court of Justice of the European Union had to consider issues surrounding the direct broadcast of…
Susan McLean and Mercedes Samavi take another look at this phenomenon of the future that is speeding down the road towards us…
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Neil Brown reviews a book that takes a controversial view of the Internet…
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Steve Peers explains and excoriates a CJEU judgment that side-steps data protection questions…
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Smart Cities are creating a buzz. Emma Wright and Dianne Devlin explain what the excitement is about and highlight some of the challenges…
The press has been full of the expected action by the EU Commission against Google based on its alleged abuse of its dominant position in search. Now we have the official announcement. But there is a double whammy for Google….
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Chris Bridges summarises the judgment in this important case and offers his thoughts on its implications…
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Links to accounts and comment on this vital case and some preliminary thoughts…
Rimma Leshcheva explains the position with regard to Russia’s new data laws and suggests how to deal with it…
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