British Airways reports data breach
British Airways (BA) has reported that personal data belonging to customers was stolen in a cybersecurity breach that impacted its website and mobile app. Read Complete Article
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Ping’s online sales ban upheld by competition tribunal
Ping cannot impose an outright ban on the online sale of its golf clubs by retailers, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Code on data-driven health technologies developed in the UK
Suppliers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to the NHS in England should explain how their algorithms work, according to new guidelines developed by the UK government. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Stronger consumer protections proposed for remote gambling
Online gambling companies would have to verify the ages and identities of their customers before allowing them to deposit funds or place bets under proposals put forward by the UK’s […]
Continue Reading →UK government to undertake further work to clarify scope of NIS Directive
The UK government is to carry out further work to help online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing service providers identify whether they fall under the scope of the […]
Continue Reading →International trade at a time of increased US and EU sanctions
ANALYSIS: Exporting can be a daunting prospect, but the UK and Scottish governments are making considerable efforts to encourage exporters and to explain the support that is available to them. […]
Continue Reading →Singapore personal data protection reforms in force from next year
Organisations in Singapore will no longer be able to collect certain “unjustified” personal identification data about individuals from next year, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has announced. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Virgin Media agrees £1 telecoms land access settlement
Virgin Media has settled its case with Durham County Council and will be allowed to lay cables for the delivery of its ‘Project Lightning’ ultrafast broadband scheme on council land […]
Continue Reading →‘Gainshare’ provisions save £500m for superfast broadband project
Approximately £500 million in public funds were saved from the cost of delivering ‘superfast’ broadband access across the UK as a result of a clawback mechanism included in the project […]
Continue Reading →Trans Pennine railway 5G trials advertised
Businesses keen on trialling technology that could provide ‘5G’ connectivity to passengers travelling between Leeds and Manchester have been urged to express their interest in doing so to the UK government. […]
Continue Reading →Remedies for patent infringement
Businesses found to have infringed patent rights can face potentially substantial bills for compensation and a block on the manufacture, supply and sale of infringing products. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Responsibility for paying costs in patent litigation
Businesses that are involved in patent litigation incur costs when engaging legal advisers. Some of these costs may be recoverable from the other side, but there are rules around costs […]
Continue Reading →Assigning patent rights to others
Patent rights are property rights and as such can be assigned, mortgaged, licensed, etc… However, when assigning a patent there are strict requirements and procedures that the patentee must adhere […]
Continue Reading →Procedures of a patent trial and settlement
Bringing or defending a patent claim before the courts can be a daunting prospect, not least because of the complicated nature of patents and patent law. It is vital that […]
Continue Reading →Reasons and remedies for patent revocation
When patents are granted they provide inventors up to 20 years of protection for their invention, but there are circumstances in which patents can be revoked. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Celebrities investigated by UK regulator over online endorsements
A number of celebrities and social media influencers are being investigated by a UK regulator over their endorsements of others’ products and services on the internet. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BBC seeks review of laws on reporting criminal investigations
The BBC has called on the UK government to open a review of current laws governing the reporting of criminal investigations after deciding not to pursue an appeal against a […]
Continue Reading →Landowners, operators recommit to Electronic Communications Code
UK landowners, telecommunications operators and the government will work collaboratively to implement the revised Electronic Communications Code (‘new Code’) and deliver the UK’s digital connectivity ambitions. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Copyright ruling challenges internet practices on posting photos
Website operators cannot lift copyrighted media lawfully posted elsewhere on the internet without first obtaining the rights holder’s permission to publish the image themselves, the EU’s highest court has ruled. […]
Continue Reading →Direct and indirect patent infringement
Businesses can be found liable for either direct or indirect patent infringement under UK patent law. The differences between the two types of infringing acts are set out in section […]
Continue Reading →Defences against patent infringement
Businesses can face claims of patent infringement if they carry out acts infringing patented products or processes without the consent of patent rights holders. However, UK patent law contains a […]
Continue Reading →Unified Patent Court: UK to be a member during Brexit transition
The UK government has revealed that a deal was struck earlier this year to enable the UK to participate in the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) system during any Brexit […]
Continue Reading →ICANN loses injunction bid in dispute over WHOIS data in Germany
A German appeal’s court has rejected a bid from the internet’s global domain name organisation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to force a domain name registrar […]
Continue Reading →US fintech report offers chance to compare with UK and Europe
ANALYSIS: A recent report has highlighted areas of similarity as well as differences in the way US authorities are responding to the rise of fintech in comparison to counterparts in […]
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