May 25, 2021 Codes of Conduct - GDPR's next hot trend? By Bristows The Belgian DPA has approved the first transnational Art.40 GDPR Code of Conduct, which now joins the other national Codes of Conduct...
May 25, 2021 We're not marketing to you, we're just promoting our services...oh wait... By Bristows The ICO has fined American Express £90,000 for breach of the direct marketing rules. Amex had sent emails to its credit card customers,...
May 25, 2021 EU MDR – 1 day to go! By Bristows The European Medical Devices Regulation becomes applicable tomorrow. In this recent article we consider recent developments leading up to...
May 21, 2021 Kogan v Martin: Unprecedented ruling on IMDb writing credits By Jake Palmer In Martin & Anor v Kogan [2021] EWHC 1242 (IPEC), a dispute over a writing credit on IMDb, Meade J has held that the following accurately...
May 21, 2021 EU MDR application – 5 days to go By Bristows From next Wednesday, 26 May, the European Medical Devices Regulation becomes applicable. In this previous article we considered recent...
May 19, 2021 Following the termination of a joint venture, how will fees and payments be allocated to the joint venture parties? By Ben Coleman The recent Court of Appeal judgment Donovan v Grainmarket Asset Management LLP [2021] EWCA Civ 686 relates to a joint venture agreement...
May 13, 2021 Data Protection Top 10 2020/21 By Mark Watts Want a chatty summary of what's happened in the world of DP over the last 12 months? Have a read of this year's DP Top 10 -- published...
May 10, 2021 Transparency in data use builds the trust needed to ensure use of new technologies is a success By Bristows The provision of information to data subjects is emphasised in many different parts of the GDPR, from the principle of transparency, to...
May 06, 2021 US backs waiver on patents for Covid-19 vaccines By Liz Cohen The US government has declared its support for a temporary suspension of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines. The waiver,...
May 05, 2021 US Trade Rep flags concerns over anti-suit injunctions in SEP space By Bristows Each year, the US Trade Representative publishes a 'Special 301 Report', setting out the US's view of IP protection and enforcement...
May 04, 2021 The AI Regulation By Bristows As almost everyone will be aware, the EU has launched a draft plan to regulate 'AI'. This is, of course, only the beginning and the one...
May 04, 2021 EU says no to the UK joining the Lugano convention By Richard Pinckney The EU Commission has published a communication in which it has concluded that the EU should not consent to the UK joining the Lugano...