Technology Transfer Agreements: New EU Rules
The EU Commission has adopted a revised competition regime for technology transfer agreements…
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Intellectual Property
Samsung v Apple and the EPO
Paul England explains the latest Court of Appeal judgment in the complex litigation that spans the globe…
Interim Injunctions and Limitation of Damages: Court of Appeal View
Richard Osborne reports on the Court of Appeal judgment in AB v CD, concerning a point of principle about the proper approach to the grant of an interim injunction. It is a case of clear importance for IT lawyers….
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SCL Event Report: Annual IT Contracts Update 2014
Matt Sharkey reports on Richard Stephens recent tour de force at the SCL Annual IT Contracts Update…
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Indemnity and Limitation of Liability Provisions in Software Product Licensing Contracts
Using his experience compiled over a series of transactions, Raghunath Ananthapur brings these two common contractual provisions into close focus and offers his insights into the ‘market standard’ and the approaches that work best….
CJEU Rules that Hyperlinks are OK! Unless there’s a ‘New Public’
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the owner of a web site may, without the authorisation of the copyright holders, redirect internet users, via hyperlinks, to protected works available on a freely accessible basis on another site. But that ‘freely accessible’ reservation is important…
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Lush v Amazon: High Court Judgment on Trade Mark Infringement Online
The latest High Court judgment on protected search terms has resulted in a triumph for the specialist cosmetics company, Lush…
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The Price of Convenience
Lillian Pang and Peter Lee ask some difficult questions about data protection and privacy regulation, the effects of the ‘hoovering-up’ of data by all manner of applications and the extent of the real demand for privacy in the use of technology…
Nominet and Inappropriate Terms in Domain Names
Jane Seager explains a new policy development arising from concerns about the use of offensive terms, including those describing serious sexual offences, in domain names registered by Nominet…
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Game Over for Excessive TPM?: The Nintendo Ruling
Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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