A Court of Appeal ruling has upheld a claim to a VAT exemption for insurance price comparison web sites…
Red Sky in the Morning: Sellers’ Warning
An important High Court ruling on software exemption clauses is a further reminder of the need for suppliers to give full and accurate information to potential buyers….
Computer Patents: EPO Ruling Published
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has handed down its opinion on the referral concerning software patents….
IFCLA Conference: Helsinki 2010
Final speaker slots have been filled for the forthcoming ICLA Conference in Helsinki on 10 and 11 June…
Olympic Discuss
On discussion and the value of online exchanges of view…
Fixture List Protection
Susan Barty and Lucy Kilshaw report on a High Court ruling of 24 April which held that football fixture lists can be protected by copyright and which makes interesting reading for those interested in the database right….
E-disclosure Survey Results
According to the latest Recommind survey, UK firms are still not ready for e-disclosure despite the increasing prevalence of relevant requests…
Criminalising Patent Infringement in the EU
Rob Jackson reviews a history of attempts to seek the criminalisation of patent rights, including recent moves by the EU Competitiveness Council, and considers the implications of such a change….
21 Today
No, it’s not the Editor’s birthday, notwithstanding that damnably deceptive youthful look. It is SCL’s Twitter followers who have the key to the door. But what is it the door to?…
Editorial
When it first appeared as a twinkle in the Queen’s Speech, I never believed for one moment that the Digital Economy Bill could become the Digital Economy Act 2010. I was wrong. Of course, if we lived in a rational world, I would have been right. But the Act went through most of its legislative…