7/2/2026 2:31:35 PM Bristows successfully defends provisional measures application at the UPC Court of Appeal. By Liz Cohen Naoise Gaffney Rachael Cartwright Eden Winlow Florence Plisner Hannah Rigby Fariha Chowdhury Megan Lockie +5 more... Show less We are proud to report our successful defence for SOPHiA GENETICS of a PI application brought by Guardant Health Inc in the UPC Court of...
7/2/2026 8:21:44 AM Data Re-use: Lessons for everyone from the ICO report on EdTech By Mac Macmillan The ICO has just published a report on its work with EdTech providers. This may sound like something of niche interest, but I was struck...
6/30/2026 9:32:45 AM Spotlight on agentic AI | Agentic AI and data protection By Hannah Crowther The dependency of AI on data is a well-trodden subject. To-date, however, the focus has primarily been on vast quantities of data...
6/29/2026 9:06:04 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Claire Phipps-Jones Richard Pinckney Eden Winlow Florence Plisner +1 more... Show less This edition features updates from: The United Kingdom (UK), the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the USA. The Irides Weekly Update is our...
6/26/2026 3:46:48 PM Podcast: Legitimately Interesting | age assurance By Hannah Crowther Gemma Nash As the UK Government announces a social media ban for U16s in the UK, Gemma Nash and Hannah Crowther discuss different age assurance...
6/26/2026 8:12:01 AM Procedural change for Jersey under the Madrid System By Saaira Gill Currently a UK designation of an International Application filed with WIPO automatically extends to Jersey. However, from 1 August 2026,...
6/25/2026 3:49:11 PM A bitter pill: Court of Appeal restores CMA’s Phenytoin excessive pricing decision By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 19 June 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) issued its judgment in Pfizer/Flynn v CMA, drawing a line under the long-running UK phenytoin...
6/25/2026 10:26:00 AM Designs laws consultation response delayed By Simon Clark Following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement to stand down as Labour Leader, the UKIPO has announced that one of the implications...
6/24/2026 3:52:38 PM No encore for hidden fees – the UK Competition and Markets Authority fines StubHub UK for drip pricing and orders refunds By Victoria Yuan Summary On 23 June, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined StubHub UK, the online ticketing platform, £889,200 (including a...
6/24/2026 2:44:03 PM Spotlight on agentic AI | AI governance framework and oversight By Vik Khurana Charlie Hawes Sebastian Stewart AI Governance frameworks designed for generative AI largely focus on output review: a human evaluates what the system produces before...
6/24/2026 8:47:14 AM Controllers and processors: Spanish fine underlines the importance of the factual analysis By Mac Macmillan The Spanish DPA, the AEPD, has fined a parcel delivery company €200,000 for failing to have an agreement in place with a parcel locker...
6/23/2026 11:25:25 AM CITMA Review June 2026: Keeping your word By Trecina Sookhoo This article was first published by The Chartered Institute of Trade Marks Attorney. The UK IPO delivered three decisions in revocation...