Judge raises the stakes: domain names are intangible property
Business.com for $345m in 2007. Lasvegas.com for $90m in 2005. Carinsurance.com for $49.7m in 2010. Given the eye watering sums of money paid for some domain names, it is unsurprising that their proprietary (or otherwise) status has been put under... Read more
Driving AI development: new UK AI roadmap released
On 6 January 2021 the UK Government published an independent report on AI carried out by the AI Council (an independent expert committee set up to advise UK Government and ‘provide high-level leadership of the AI ecosystem’). The report contains... Read more
Can you help shape the NCSC's new cyber tookit?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is updating its Cyber Security Toolkit for Boards, and is seeking feedback from board members and non-executive directors from large organisations, asking them to share their experiences to help shape... Read more
Is your joint copyright work purple or red/blue?
‘Two heads are better than one’ goes the old saying. Is this always right? It is true that collaboration can foster creativity and a better overall output. However, very often such collaborations later lead to painful copyright ownership disputes.... Read more
When should you notify a data breach? New EDPB guidance provides practical examples
New guidelines published on 14 January provide both practical examples of when to notify a data breach and “advisable measures” which organisations can take to mitigate their cyber risk. Since the introduction of GDPR, the ICO has received... Read more
Superhero status?: the European Commission and its IP Action Plan
Late last year, the European Commission (EC) published its IP Action Plan. It is a set of wide-ranging and ambitious initiatives to help companies to make the most of their inventions/creations and to encourage Europe’s global green and digital... Read more
A reprieve for EU-UK data flows but other data privacy implications remain
Many will have breathed a sigh of relief when the news filtered through that the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed on 24 December included a temporary solution for the continued free flow of personal data between the EU and the... Read more
