In a fascinating judgment, albeit its fascination lies more in schadenfreude than legal analysis, Mr Justice Kitchin expresses the view that, however free from restraint they are alleged to be, MySpace and YouTube can be controlled by the High Court….
The High Court has upheld the exclusion by the Patent Office from patent protection of a financial data delivery system from Bloomberg and a courier delivery system….
Richard Harrison reviews Sir Hugh Laddie’s SCL Lecture 2007, given on 5 March 2007….
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The Government response to an online petition asking that the Prime Minister ‘make software patents clearly unenforcible(sic)’ makes for interesting reading….
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Nick Reeve argues that the failure to resolve issues relating to software patents clearly and sensibly is likely to have a negative effect on the appeal of the UK as a centre for software development….
No surprises as the Court of Appeal upholds the judgment revoking the Inpro patent for obviousness….
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Erris Promotions Ltd and others v Commissioner of Inland Revenue is an interesting New Zealand case on an issue which has often been raised in the UK context. Ken Moon summarises the facts and judgment and considers the broader issues….
Chris Dale follows up his earlier article Uncovering the Mysteries of E-disclosure (C&L, December 2005/January 2006) with a more detailed look at what is involved, fortified by five days at LegalTech in New York….
David Berry and Carolyn Bigg report on a meeting of the Privacy and Data Protection Interest Group, which got them thinking more deeply about some of the issues. They share their thoughts on the issues raised and on matters which go beyond those covered in the meeting….
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Marcus Turle reviews the implications of the increasing adoption of biometric technology….