In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal has supported the refusal of a patent for a computer process…
Predictions 2015: A First Dip
The first, carefully rationed, batch of predictions from our range of experts…
Encyclopedia of Data Protection Revision – An opportunity for Junior Lawyers
The Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of Data Protection is looking for two junior members to help with the task of updating the Encyclopedia. The Board is responsible for maintaining the contents of the Encyclopedia and ensuing that it is current and relevant. It has been reviewing and updating content and plans to undertake some…
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Patent Trolls and the New EU Patent Regime
Tom Phipps considers whether the patent troll, a real risk to innovation in the USA, might come and lurk under the bridges around the EU’s new unitary patent regime…
Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill Published
The controversial Bill and related documents are now available….
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Right to be Forgotten: Article 29 Working Party Guidelines
The Article 29 Working Party has now adopted guidelines on the CJEU ruling in the Google Spain case. Most attention will be drawn to the view it expresses that the de-listing should apply to .coms and not just to EU country domains….
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Reviewing the Article 29 Opinion on IoT
The Article 29 Working Party has weighed in with an Opinion on the Internet of Things. Paul Gershlick reviews the Working Party’s work, welcomes it so far as it goes but finds it wanting…
Web Sites, Jurisdiction and Copyrighted Pornographic Pictures
The High Court has ruled in a copyright claim concerning content on a web site relating to ‘escorts’ and, most interestingly, has turned its attention to the issue of whether a web site was targeted at the UK…
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CPD Online: SCL Foundations of IT Law: Module 7
These are questions arising from the Podcast: SCL Foundations of IT Law Programme: Module 7 – A to Z of Data Protection. Course code HW/SFCL:OC25 CPD 1.5 hours….
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Interflora Re-visited
Georgina Shaw reviews the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, which ordered a re-trial in the long-running keyword advertising dispute…