Technology, Media and Telecommunications Publications
20 July 2010
Welcome to the summer edition of Concept, the news bulletin from Burges Salmon's Intellectual Property and Technology Team.
05 July 2010
In a nutshell, the Digital Economy Act 2010 addresses a range of areas within the digital and communications industry, a sector which accounts for around 8% of GDP.
22 April 2010
Welcome to the spring edition of Concept, the news bulletin from Burges Salmon's Intellectual Property and Technology Team.
15 April 2010
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently ruled that Google's sale of third-party registered trade marks as keywords through its Adwords service, and subsequent display of advertisements triggered by those keywords, is not use by Google of those trade marks in the course of trade (and so Google cannot be liable for trade mark infringement for such use).
13 April 2010
Businesses should now review their anti-corruption procedures to ensure protection against a new corporate offence introduced by the Act.
01 February 2010
Welcome to the winter edition of Concept, the news bulletin from Burges Salmon's Intellectual Property and Technology Team.
21 December 2009
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on a new draft Code of Practice for organisations that gather personal information online.
14 December 2009
The Council of the EU has approved a Directive which will require internet users to consent to internet cookies. The new law has far-reaching - and potentially perverse - implications for consumers and businesses alike. This briefing provides information on how the Directive will affect consent requirements for cookies.
01 December 2009
It was recently reported that employees of T-Mobile have been selling details of customers' contracts to competitors. The details included telephone numbers and contract expiry dates. Customer lists are always a valuable asset for a business and in this case T-Mobile's competitors were allegedly willing to pay large sums of money for them. Click on the link to read more about the steps to take to prevent similar things happening to your business.
16 March 2009
News bulletin from our Intellectual Property and Technology Team
10 April 2008
Intellectual Property and Technology News
15 January 2008
Intellectual Property and Technology News