FOCUS: The simulation of a patent hearing under the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) system has highlighted some of the issues businesses that choose to use it will need to […]
Continue Reading →The UK government has “no fundamental objection” to consumer rights being extended in cases where consumers trade their personal data for access to ‘free’ digital content, according to a new […]
Continue Reading →UK telecoms giant BT will be required to open up its network infrastructure to access by rival businesses under proposals outlined by Ofcom. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Court of Appeal in London must maintain the right of brand owners to obtain website blocking orders against internet service providers (ISPs) as a means of enforcing their trade […]
Continue Reading →The growing debate about the legitimacy and effects of ‘ad blocking’ could shape how the telecoms market will look like in future, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: The ease with which businesses will be able to win interim injunctions to defend against rivals’ infringements of their patents will be influential in determining whether companies engage with […]
Continue Reading →A framework to underpin the auctioning off of spectrum in Singapore later this year has been designed in a way intended to encourage a new mobile network operator to set […]
Continue Reading →In order to determine the meaning of a publication in defamation, what matters is the publication taken as a whole, a High Court judge has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Edinburgh is the UK’s second largest hub for fledgling technology companies, according to a body that promotes investment in Scotland. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: New EU trade mark rules, changes to the minimum wage laws and a new regulatory regime for internet payments are among the legal and regulatory changes retailers need to […]
Continue Reading →FOCUS: Businesses in highly regulated industries such as financial services or air transport may have to submit to a whole new regulatory process or move to another EU country if […]
Continue Reading →CK Hutchison, the owner of the Three mobile network, has promised to work with its rivals on sharing mast networks to maintain competition in the UK market if the European […]
Continue Reading →Existing telecoms laws are “discriminatory” and have a negative impact on competition, innovation and consumers, a mobile industry body has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New safety measures are to be introduced to the packaging of medicine in Europe, including a unique identifier and tamper-evident features. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has still to demonstrate that intelligence and security agencies in the country need to obtain ‘bulk personal datasets’ (BPDs) to preserve national security, a parliamentary committee has […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission has awarded contracts to a number of suppliers of cloud-based services ahead of moving some of its systems to the cloud later this year. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Businesses can expect Germany’s main competition authority to take a more active interest in online markets in future, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Scotland should aim to become a worldwide ‘centre of excellence’ for oil and gas related services including subsea technology, digital services and decommissioning, according to a new strategy for the […]
Continue Reading →BT-owned telecoms network infrastructure business Openreach and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have agreed a deal to deliver ‘superfast’ broadband connectivity to new build homes. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Algorithmic and high-frequency traders will be subject to new rules intended to make it easier for regulators to hold them personally accountable for failures, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has […]
Continue Reading →Virgin Media has called for the European Commission to allow CK Hutchison, owner of the Three mobile network, to buy O2. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China spent more on research and development as a percentage of GDP than the European Union in 2014, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →New legislation could force EU countries to make sure the 700 MHz band of spectrum is made exclusively available for mobile services by the middle of 2020. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Calls the UK government has made to the European Commission on reforming EU rules on electronic communications have won support from nine other EU countries. Read Complete Article
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