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UPC Update: UK IP Minister confirms no UPC for UK As we discussed in a previous post here, the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee met on 10 March 2020 to examine the impact that the UK's non participation in the EU’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Unitary Patent (UP) system would have on UK business... Is Covid-19 making hopes of UK adequacy fade further? Privacy in a pandemic Prior to the pandemic, hopes of the UK being deemed adequate by the European Commission by the end of the transition period were cautious at best. Covid-19 poses yet another obstacle. Adequacy decisions typically take around 18 months, and the UK is 13th ... ‘NHS COVID-19’ app: are privacy concerns justified? The Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a blog this week on the new NHS COVID-19 app, explaining that the origins of contact tracing in the UK could be linked back to this country’s response to the Black Death. While the registrat... Sky kicks infringement goal in tech trade mark match with SkyKick The numerous trade mark disputes between Sky plc and SkyKick UK Ltd in the UK and EU courts have been important in the development of trade mark law. In this latest round, Arnold LJ applied the CJEU decision from January 2020 (see blog here and full judgm... Certification: ENISA's view on the problems and how to fix them On 15th April* ENISA published a report on advancing software security in the EU as part of its activities to support the EU’s cyber certification work. The report notes that as security breaches increase, it is “striking how fundamental security principl... Will rejecting the EU's new copyright directive #savetheinternet? In a U-turn against its policy under Theresa May’s government, the UK has indicated that it will not implement the EU’s new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "Directive”) now it has left the EU.  On 16 January 2020, UK Minister for ... Is Covid-19 making hopes of UK adequacy fade further? Privacy in a pandemic Prior to the pandemic, hopes of the UK being deemed adequate by the European Commission by the end of the transition period were cautious at best. Covid-19 poses yet another obstacle. Adequacy decisions typically take around 18 months, and the UK is 13th ... Market trends: Analysing Small Data This post is the second in a series about a legal information project we’ve been working on. This post is about analysing data. The first post is about collecting data. To recap, the project is to extract deal data points from SPAs (things like warranty p... Domain names in the time of COVID 19 – EURid steps up scrutiny It is not surprising that the use of COVID-19 related domain names has increased significantly in recent months. Some unscrupulous individuals and organisations have sought to exploit the public demand for coronavirus-related information, products and ser... Market trends: Collecting data This is the first post in a series of three (probably) looking at a legal information project we’ve been working on. The project is to extract deal data points from SPAs (things like warranty periods and de minimis thresholds), analyse the data over a per...