A Chinese electronics company has lost a bid to register the name ‘Mi Pad’ as an EU trade mark for its tablet computers following opposition by Apple. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Online service providers in the EU will not face new obligations to make their copyrighted content available to customers to access when they are visiting other EU countries after proposed […]
Continue Reading →The Investigatory Powers Act needs to be updated if it is to comply with EU law, the UK government has admitted. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →It is open to rights holders under EU law to pursue retailers and logistics companies as intermediaries in the infringement of their intellectual property (IP) rights, the European Commission has […]
Continue Reading →A new review will be conducted by the UK government in a bid to spur greater investment from telecoms companies into new telecoms infrastructure, such as ‘full fibre’ and ‘5G’ […]
Continue Reading →A number of websites that facilitate the second-hand sale of tickets have been told to improve their practices by a UK regulator after it raised concerns about their compliance with […]
Continue Reading →The UK government has promised major changes to the way public sector bodies procure cloud-based IT services after it extended the term for the current iteration of its ‘G-Cloud’ framework […]
Continue Reading →Consumers in Australia will be able to share data held by their bank, energy company or telecoms provider with other businesses more easily under new laws to be introduced in […]
Continue Reading →ANALYSIS: The European Commission has missed an opportunity to provide greater clarity to technology companies over the approach they should follow when licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Special support has been outlined for businesses in the automotive, construction, life sciences and artificial intelligence (AI) industries operating in the UK. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →ANALYSIS: Although the UK Budget announced 18 new measures in relation to tax disputes and investigations, they were not all new. The most significant proposals include a new 12 year […]
Continue Reading →Uber did not tell UK authorities about the data breach it has experienced prior to going public about the incident, the UK’s digital minister has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK legislation is to be updated to allow fully autonomous cars to be tested on UK roads without “a human safety operator” present in the vehicles, the government has announced. […]
Continue Reading →Plans to encourage pension funds to make long term investments in innovative UK businesses have been outlined by the UK government. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has announced substantial new investment in research & development (R&D) and transport development as part of its industrial strategy. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →MPs have released draft legislation aiming to force companies to pay self-employed workers higher wages and provide basic rights and benefits, in a response to continued focus on the ‘gig […]
Continue Reading →Cyclists delivering food on behalf of Deliveroo are self-employed, rather than ‘workers’ who would be entitled to unionise, a labour rights body has ruled. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Businesses should review the restrictive covenants written into their employees’ contracts on a regular basis to ensure that the terms provide fitting protection against the risks of confidentiality breaches, an […]
Continue Reading →Suppliers of technology to the operators of critical information infrastructure in Singapore will not be subject to new cybersecurity laws set to be introduced next year, the city state’s government […]
Continue Reading →The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is planning to build its expertise in technology and data, hiring a team of experts to handle a growing number of cases, including […]
Continue Reading →Two Uber drivers should be classed as ‘workers’ entitled to paid rest breaks, holidays and the National Minimum Wage, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance on its new approach to handling applications from businesses seeking leniency from prosecutions and fines for cartel activity. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers will have the chance to obtain fast-tracked approval for the use of innovative new treatments and technologies on the NHS in England from April […]
Continue Reading →Businesses that wish to use computer algorithms to control the way they price their goods must ensure the software operates in accordance with competition laws, the director-general for competition at […]
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