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Two European privacy judgments tilt balance towards freedom of expression

Axel Springer AG v Germany and Von Hannover v Germany (No. 2) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ...

Opportunities for the insurance market: media risks - part one

The use of evolving technology has led to previously unforeseen risks for companies and other commercial organisations. The use ...

Preparing for 2012

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

Copyright in a photograph of a red bus travelling over a black and white Westminster Bridge

What copyright protection do photographs of common scenes have in the UK and how far does that protection extend? These are the ...

Technology Barometer - Q1 2012

In the latest report we look at the sector's performance during 2011 and ask the CEOs of more than 100 technology companies how ...

Fundamental overhaul of EU data protection regime unveiled

A package of draft measures aimed at fundamentally overhauling and harmonising the EU’s data protection regime has been published ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - January 2012

We’re starting the year with a ‘what to expect’ preview.  In the current climate, trying to predict what lies ahead seems ...

Taylor Wessing begins New Year with boost to Data Protection team

International law firm Taylor Wessing today announces a boost to its Data Protection team with the hire of Vinod Bange. Vinod ...

Taylor Wessing Insurance Media Survey

Highlighting opportunities for media risk targeted insurance The Taylor Wessing insurance group in conjunction with the Taylor ...

Connecting 2011 and 2012

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

The future of EU specification drafting

AG opinion rocks the boat with OHIM Advocate General Bot handed down his eagerly awaited opinion on Tuesday in the IP TRANSLATOR ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - December 2011

In our last issue of 2011, we cover the latest developments in two areas which have been recurring themes of the year: online ...

Are your French domain names protected?

New opportunities and restrictions apply from 6 December 2011 As of 6 December 2011, the registration of .fr (France) domain ...

News on the Patent Box and the R&D tax credit proposals

HM Treasury is expected to publish draft legislation on 6th December 2011, covering both the Patent Box and the R&D tax ...

Taylor Wessing advises last year's fastest growing technology company on acquisition

More free speech protection, earlier dispute resolution and lower costs recommended!

Report of the UK's Joint Committee on the draft Defamation Bill Taylor Wessing summarises the report and provides commentary on ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - November 2011

This month’s issue covers two interesting CJEU judgments which are particularly relevant to online publishers, as well as ...

Where can claimants obtain pan-European relief against online publishers for infringement of privacy?

The CJEU's decision in Olivier Martinez v MGN Limited C-161/10 (25 October 2011) If an article on an English newspaper's website ...

Freedom of Speech on the Web

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

Taylor Wessing launches dedicated Tech City office

Technology Barometer - Q4 2011

The Taylor Wessing Technology Barometer is a new quarterly report providing a brief overview of the trading environment, board ...

Promoting Your Business - A legal checklist

We are delighted to launch the second edition of our popular legal checklist "Promoting Your Business". This handy, ...

A unitary European patent and a unified European patent litigation system – political agreement by the end of 2011?

Unitary Patent As we reported in the July InFocus draft regulations were published on the establishment of a unitary European ...

Kiss 'n' tells and the public interest

Rio Ferdinand v MGN Limited [2011] EWHC 2454 (QB) Can the publication of a kiss and tell story involving a well-known footballer ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - October 2011

This month, we look at a case on keyword advertising and at the Government’s plans for the new Communications Act. We’ve also ...

Net Neutrality

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

Insure or Ensure - what are your insurance media risks?

Are you making false statements about your products? You might be creating a legal contract with your customers without ...

European Court delivers more Google keywords guidance, but the key question remains: are these just M&S - or Interflora - flowers?

The European Court has delivered its judgment in the Interflora v. Marks & Spencer case.  Following a series of earlier ...

Taylor Wessing advises Tech Data on acquisition of distribution business of Man and Machine

Tech Data entered into an agreement to acquire the Value Added Distribution business of Man and Machine in Germany, UK, France, ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - September 2011

It’s been a rather more eventful summer news cycle than usual this year what with the phone hacking scandal and the riots. ...

Gambling

We have a fresh batch of content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

The Rise Of The Smartphone: Compliance Challenges

The smartphone market has grown exponentially in size and sophistication over the last few years.  The first App store and ...

ISP ordered to block access to file-sharing website

The High Court's decision in Twentieth Century Fox v BT The High Court has ruled, in the first decision of its kind in England, ...

Honest comment: The single meaning rule and additional imputations

Lait v Evening Standard Limited [2011] EWCA Civ 859 Summary In a judgment handed down on 28 July 2011, the Court of Appeal ...

Copyright in newspaper headlines and short extracts

The Court of Appeal's decision in NLA v PRCA / Meltwater The Court of Appeal has given its keenly awaited judgment in the NLA v ...

Adult entertainment domain names - are you protected?

The controversial new .xxx domain name extension is going live this year, earlier than the even more controversial plans for ...

Is the "Tech" Sector Hot? - 10 ways to find out

Recent coverage of the public market listings for online companies such as LinkedIn and Groupon have reignited a familiar flame – ...

EU Patent and unified patent litigation system - Update July 2011

Despite the tortuous route to a unified patent and a unified patent litigation court in Europe, both now appear to be a small ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update July 2011

This month has seen a major change to availability of domain name suffixes and some interesting developments in Europe. You ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - June 2011

In this month's issue of Radar we continue to focus on the challenges raised by the changes to the law regarding cookies. Cookie ...

TV and Internet Convergence

We have updated the content on our Taylor Wessing Download site which provides insights into the legal implications of the latest ...

Jurisdictional arrangements for the EU patent to be discussed at the EU Competiveness Council meeting next week

Following the publication by the Commission of the draft regulations necessary to implement unitary patent protection on 13 April ...

Super-injunctions and anonymised injunctions – what next?

The last couple of weeks have been tantalising for anyone with even a vague interest in privacy law. Key highlights have been Max ...

Taylor Wessing advises ETF on investment of £4.5m in low energy cooling systems firm 4energy

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Environmental Technologies Fund (‘ETF’) on a £4.5m investment into UK firm ...

Taylor Wessing advises investment group A&NN on £53 million acquisition of Waterstone’s Group

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised A&NN Group, an investment subsidiary of the family trust associated with ...

What’s in the Hargreaves’ Report and what could it mean in practice?

Professor Ian Hargreaves’ report "Digital Opportunity – A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth" was published on ...

Over complexity and funding gap: potential stumbling blocks for Hargreaves' Digital Copyright Exchange

The Hargreaves Review published today recommends that the Government bring together rights holders and other business interests ...

Double partner hire in IP for Taylor Wessing

Following the recent news of Niki Walker's appointment as a new partner to the Employment & Pensions group, international law ...

Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Economy

We have updated the content on our Taylor Wessing Download site, which provides insights into the legal implications of the ...

Lessons from Mosley v United Kingdom

A victory for free-speech but a Strasbourg seal of approval for the UK's current privacy regime As has been widely reported, the ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - May 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and ...

The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Southwark v IBM UK Limited

Summary The High Court has dismissed a £2.5 million claim brought by Southwark Council against IBM. The dispute centred around ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update April 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and ...

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Software on acquisition of Syncova Solutions

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and ...

Rupert Murdoch Reaches for the Sky… at the Expense of Sky News

The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport has decided not to refer the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - March 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and ...

Competition regulators clear Project Canvas

Ofcom and OFT give Freeview-on-demand joint venture green light On 19 October 2010 Ofcom announced that it would not investigate ...

EU ruling confirms WorldCup and Euros should be screened for free

The single European market: ahead at half time

The opinion of Advocate General Kokott in Football Association Premier League Limited v QC Leisure The Advocate General has ...

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - February 2011

Welcome to 'Radar', Taylor Wessing’s update on developments in technology and communications law. Radar covers a wide range of ...

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less?

The OFT starts a long-awaited investigation into the sale of e-books The OFT has finally responded yesterday to the growing ...

Advertising Minutage – it's about quantity not quality

The Chief Executive of Ofcom, Ed Richards described TV as "the cockroach of the internet revolution" at the recent ...

Taylor Wessing advises The Cloud on sale to BSkyB

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised leading WiFi operator, The Cloud Networks Limited ("The Cloud"), on ...

The return of the Global IP Index

The Taylor Wessing Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI) team are delighted to announced the opening of the GIPI3 survey. ...

When can tweeting and blogging be in contempt of court?

Media coverage of the murder of Joanna Yeates has focused the attention of journalists and lawyers on the Contempt of Court Act ...

Tweeting in Court

The Lord Chief Justice has relaxed the rules about use of Twitter in court. If the judge gives permission, you can Tweet about ...

Taylor Wessing launches new media and technology website with Media Guardian

International law firm Taylor Wessing has collaborated with Media Guardian to launch an online hub of thought leadership and ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - January 2011

Welcome to the January 2011 edition of InFocus, the Life Sciences and Healthcare newsletter. This month we discuss: Sold Out - ...

New European rules on agreements between competitors

The New Research & Development and Specialisation Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Co-Operation Agreements ...

First High Court decision on the automatic stay of a procurement

Indigo Services (UK) Limited v The Colchester Institute Corporation, David Donaldson QC as a Deputy High Court judge (1 December ...

High Court rules that there is copyright in headlines and short extracts

The Implications In late November, the High Court delivered its judgment in the Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited (the NLA) v ...

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Phonetic Arts

The UK Supreme Court reformulates the “Honest Comment” Defence

Last week, the UK Supreme Court delivered a media friendly ruling, reinstating a fair comment defence in the case of Spiller and ...

Public and Regulatory Law Update - December 2010

Cabinet Office consultation on time limits under the procurement regulations The Cabinet Office (CO) has recently published a ...

More heartburn for the pharma sector

The European Commission has escalated its crackdown on the pharma sector, conducting dawn raids yesterday on the originator ...

Taylor Wessing advises nlyte Software Limited on US$12m funding round

European law firm Taylor Wessing has advised nlyte Software Limited, a leading provider of data center infrastructure management ...

Outright bans of internet sales, selective distribution, and competition law

Internet sales still constitute one of the biggest commercial challenges to owners of luxury and specialist brands, and the key ...

Football Dataco’s copyright and database right claim

Where does the act of "making available" take place? Last week, the High Court gave an interesting ruling in a ...

Taylor Wessing acts for f-star on therapeutic technology collaboration

Taylor Wessing has acted for antibody engineering company f-star on a collaboration and license agreement with Boehringer ...

Ministry of Justice announces timetable for the Defamation Bill and likely costs reform

On Monday, the Government published the Ministry of Justice’s business plan for the period 2011-2015. Among other things, the ...

David Cameron faces European constraints in introducing a US fair use copyright exception

David Cameron announced last week that there will be an independent review into how the UK’s intellectual property system can ...

2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme - winners announced

MPF award for Taylor Wessing's commitment to sustainability

Taylor Wessing is celebrating after winning the Sustainability Reporting category at the prestigious MPF European Practice ...

Taylor Wessing advises innovative tech company, PrismaStar, on £2 million funding round

Leading international law firm Taylor Wessing has advised software as service business, PrismaStar, on its latest fundraising. ...

Faster, cheaper IP litigation?

From 1 October 2010, a new procedure becomes available in the English Patents County Court (‘PCC’). It is intended to permit more ...

LEGO Block

Lego has lost its appeal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Yesterday, the ECJ upheld the General Court’s finding that the ...

What's in a link? English law issues with linking online

Linking is a hot topic at the moment, in particular with the NLA's ongoing dispute with Meltwater over its news aggregation ...

The ASA goes online: Its remit is to extend to digital marketing from March 2011

The Committee of Advertising Practice has today announced that the Advertising Standards Authority's remit will be extended to ...

Keyword Advertising - Settled Points and Open Questions

A closer look at the emerging judicil approach in the European Union The permissibility of optimizing online advertising by ...

Who is The Stig?

A court case to protect the secret identity of Top Gear driver 'The Stig' was itself surrounded by secrecy today. The hearing at ...

Court holds that Euro-defence to grey import action is arguable

Oracle America (formerly Sun Microsystems) v M-Tech [2010] EWCA Civ 997 In a potential set-back for brand owners, the English ...

Gagging bid thrown out

A German doctor who killed the Cambridgeshire pensioner David Gray with an overdose of a painkiller has lost his bid to gag Mr ...

Europe to rule on whether social networking sites must monitor user generated content

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is expected to rule next year on whether a social networking site must monitor user generated ...

Notional licence fee not the correct measure of damages for infringing CD covermount

This case concerned a CD covermount which included recordings of songs performed at a Jimi Hendrix Experience concert (the Band’s ...

Taylor Wessing sponsors the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme

Rights not always exhausted?

In the latest European judgment on the validity of keyword advertising, the Court of Justice of the European Union ...

Taylor Wessing advises Intelligent Environments Group on its £30m reverse takeover of Documetric to form Parseq plc.

Taylor Wessing has advised AIM quoted online financial services software provider Intelligent Environments Group plc on its £30m ...

Cloud computing

Although cloud computing has become one of the hottest topics within the IT world over the past few years, a consensus on how it ...

Online Behavioural Advertising - EU call for cookie consent may be a privacy ‘own goal’

Background Directive 2002/58 on Privacy and Electronic Communications (the E-Privacy Directive), is a 2002 EU directive on data ...

Mr Justice Tugendhat explores what "defamatory" means in a media friendly ruling

In an important ruling on what "defamatory" means, Mr Justice Tugendhat granted the Telegraph Media Group Limited ...

The Online Copyright Infringement Obligations Code

The Digital Economy Act 2010 ("DEA") was given Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The DEA contains a number of provisions ...

Taylor Wessing strengthens real estate finance team with lateral hire from K&L Gates

For more information please contact Sarah Le Cheminant at Taylor Wessing: DDL +44 (0) 20 7300 4930Email

The New Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation

The European competition rules which govern agreements between suppliers and distributors are set to change this month (June). ...

Nominet consultation on release of new ".uk" domain names closes 8 June 2010

Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is running a public consultation exercise on its plans to lift restrictions on ...

Taylor Wessing hires Head of Telecoms

For more information please contact Sarah Le Cheminant at Taylor Wessing: DDL +44 (0) 20 7300 4930Email

Taylor Wessing advises data security specialist Secerno

Taylor Wessing has advised Secerno, a leading provider of data security and control technology, on the sale of its Heterogeneous ...

A guide to the Digital Economy Act 2010

On 8 April 2010 the Digital Economy Act 2010 (the "Act") received Royal Assent. The Act covers a wide range of issues ...

Pharma and social media: an uneasy marriage?

Despite being the fastest growing marketing medium for many industries, social media channels present major legal and regulatory ...

Football Fixture Lists: English High Court Rules that Database Copyright Subsists

The English High Court ruled last Friday that database copyright (but not database right) subsists in the fixture lists of the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Plink

Taylor Wessing advises IT Process Automation Leader iWave Software on Acquisition of Enigmatec Software Assets

Taylor Wessing has advised long-standing client iWave Software, the leading independent provider of IT Process Automation (Run ...

The significance of Europe's ruling on Google ads and trademarks

The European Court of Justice’s recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA has been hailed a major legal victory for ...

Important Changes to the UK Advertising Regime

The Advertising Standards Authority, the self-regulatory body responsible for governing advertising in the UK, has recently ...

ECJ upholds Google AdWords - but leaves door open for brand owner challenges

In a hotly anticipated judgment, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday broadly upheld the Google AdWords ...

Taylor Wessing advises on new financing to enhance novel stent technology

The venture capital and life sciences groups at industry leading law firm, Taylor Wessing LLP, have advised new client, Seroba ...

Taylor Wessing advises Myotec Therapeutics on £5.6m funding round

Leading law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Myotec Therapeutics Ltd, the Cambridge based speciality pharmaceutical company, on ...

UK Media Law - the future?

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK Parliament issued its Report on Press standards, privacy and libel on 24 ...

EU Privacy Update - EU Standard clauses for transfer of personal data to non-EU data processors replaced

The EU privacy rules place restrictions on the ability of organisations to send personal data out of Europe. The European Union ...

BSkyB v EDS

"Shockwaves through the outsourcing and technology services sector?" Judgment was given in the High Court on 26 ...

Shockwaves through the outsourcing and technology services sector?

Judgment was given in the High Court on 26 January 2010 in the long running case between BSkyB and EDS. The Times reported some ...

Taylor Wessing advises Panasonic Electric Works Group in the restructuring of their European sales organization

The Panasonic Electric Works Group optimizes its European sales organization in order to expand its market share in the European ...

Death of the Privacy Superinjunction?

LNS v Persons Unknown [2010] EWHC 119 (QB) Court refuses to grant celebrity a "superinjunction" to prevent the media ...

Taylor Wessing advises Carbon Trust Investments Limited on its investment in tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for Carbon Trust Investments Limited for the first time.  The work related to ...

UK Government Consultation proposes to slash Conditional Fee Agreement Success Fees by 90%

Hot on the heels of Jackson’s LJ's "Review on Civil Litigation Costs", which was published last week, the Ministry of ...

The Geography of Cleantech Ventures

Charles Fletcher examines the current market and growth in cleantech investments and financing environments in Europe, the UK, ...

eDarling: Taylor Wessing advises new European online dating agency

Throughout the last months Taylor Wessing supported new online matchmaker eDarling in the legal issues involved in its launch. ...

Taylor Wessing TMT Patents Update

This update provides an overview of some recent key developments relating to patents in the technology, media and ...

Online publisher successfully relies on the EU hosting defence for unmoderated user comments

Karim v Newsquest Media Group (27 October 2009) English High Court (Eady J) Is an online publisher liable for unmoderated ...

Engage: trademark protection in social media

Produced for World Trademark Review internet issue shown on 4 November 2009 and reproduced with the editors kind permission.

Risks of Publishing Archive Photographs Online

This High Court decision published this month may be of interest - Grisbrook v MGN and others (16 October 2009). The case ...

Promoting your business - a legal checklist

The checklist is designed to help you spot potential issues and lower legal risks. It is intended for anyone who is involved ...

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners on latest Investment

Taylor Wessing's award winning Venture Capital group has acted for Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, on ...

Adwords opinion favours Google

On 22 September 2009, the long anticipated Opinion in the three joined Google France references to the European Court of ...

Liability for user-generated content

With the popularity of social networking sites, discussion boards and other such sites, user-generated content ('UGC') ...

Brands Update - September 2009

The September issue contains the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement.

TMT-transaction-expert Dr. Mark Hoenike joins Taylor Wessing from Allen & Overy

Renowned transaction lawyer Dr. Mark Hoenike Hoenike, one of Germany’s most prominent transaction specialists in the TMT sector, ...

The Whiter Shade of Pale case

(Fisher v Brooker)

Taylor Wessing advises industry-leading technology developer

European law firm Taylor Wessing has acted for Light Blue Optics on a US$15 million financing round.  The Series 'A' ...

Taylor Wessing clients show appetite for investment

Taylor Wessing's Venture Capital team has acted on a £10.5 million (€12.2m) round of funding in Just-Eat, a website originally ...

Taylor Wessing acts for Vivacta on a $4.5 million funding round

Taylor Wessing's award-winning Technology and Inward Investment group has acted for UK medtech business, Vivacta Limited, on a ...

Protecting Your Rights on Facebook

Taylor Wessing launches its second Global Intellectual Property Index

With the value of many tangible assets, in particular real estate, falling in the current economic climate, there's a growing ...

Brands Update - April 2009

Capital Intensive Cleantech Innovations May Lose Out in Battle to Secure Funding

Report from Taylor Wessing, the Cleantech Group and Real Deals lists potential cleantech winners and loser as investors reassess ...

Taylor Wessing’s Sustainability Report wins two awards at The Property Marketing Awards 2009

Taylor Wessing’s Sustainability Report, Behind the Green Façade has led to the firm’s research consultancy, Spada, winning two ...

Mobile mis-selling: New rules imposed

Taylor Wessing advises Telephonetics on its acquisition of Eden Origin Limited

European law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Telephonetics, the UK's leading provider of voice automation solutions, on its ...

Taylor Wessing advises Esterline Technologies Corporation on the £115 million acquisition of Racal Acoustics

Taylor Wessing LLP's Technology and Inward Investment Group has acted for Esterline Technologies Corporation, a US$1.5 billion ...

Brands Update - December 2008

Taylor Wessing advises Esterline Technologies Corporation on the sale of Muirhead

Taylor Wessing LLP's Technology and Inward Investment Group has acted for Esterline Technologies Corporation, a US$ 1.5 billion ...

Brands Update - October 2008

Taylor Wessing advises Europe’s largest independent wireless broadband provider on a €15 million funding round

Taylor Wessing has advised The Cloud Networks Limited, Europe’s largest independent wireless broadband provider, on a €15 million ...

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma on the in-licence of a phase 1 monoclonal antibody from Novo Nordisk

Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare Group has advised Innate Pharma (IPH) on an agreement with Novo Nordisk, in which ...

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media is listed in The 1000 London's Most Influential People

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media, has been listed in the up and coming law section of the Evening ...

Taylor Wessing advises on £4 million cleantech fundraising

A team from Taylor Wessing LLP has advised Entrepreneurs Fund LLP on their £4 million series A fundraising in VAIREX ...

Taylor Wessing advises on Xpertise Group acquisition to create the UK's second largest IT training company

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has advised Xpertise Group plc, an AIM-quoted company providing IT and professional ...

Skill or Chance? The Case for Online Poker in Germany

E-Commerce Times

Taylor Wessing scoops TMT Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards

Taylor Wessing won Technology, Media & Telecoms Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008, held at the Grosvenor House ...

Taylor Wessing advises on fundraising double

Taylor Wessing LLP has recently advised on a duo of funding rounds. Firstly, a team from the firm's Cambridge office advised ...

Taylor Wessing advises NovaThera on £30m merger with MedCell

Taylor Wessing LLP has advised NovaThera on their merger with MedCell, to create a new UK company specialising in musculoskeletal ...

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter

Tech-tonic - May 2008 edition In this first issue, we look at: the conflict between patents and standards - recent cases in ...

"All change please!" - Sweeping new UK legislation on unfair commercial practices comes into force on 26 May 2008

Criminal liability for unfair business-to-consumer ('B2C') commercial practices and misleading business-to-busines ('B2B') ...

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter - May 2008

Comprehensive ranking of the world's IP jurisdictions

The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI), launched today by European law firm Taylor Wessing, presents a statistical ...

Comprehensive ranking of the world's IP jurisdictions

For a detailed breakdown of the IP Index including rankings, country analysis and commentary on the findings, rationale and ...

eGaming at a Crossroads

eGaming Review

Taylor Wessing advises Spark Ventures and Beringea on $8m investment in isango!

Taylor Wessing has advised Spark Ventures and Beringea on their respective investments in isango!, an Internet-based leading ...

Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management

Litigating Biotech Patents in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises in sale of mental images GmbH to NVIDIA Corporation

Discretion to approve sub-licensing must be exercised in good faith

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007]

Who interferes? Liability for Third Party Content on the Internet in Germany

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma S.A. on its recent in-licensing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious technology award

It is with thanks to our clients for instructing us over the last year that Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the ...

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious accolades in latest technology and IP industry awards

Third Edition of the Definitive Guide to Publishing Law co-written by Taylor Wessing solicitor, Christopher Benson, launched

Taylor Wessing advises Bayer Healthcare AG in a divestment of animal health biological vaccines to Intervet

Taylor Wessing Germany receives acclaim at Juve Awards

High Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main

11th Civil Division, Judges Duck, Dr. Weber and Falck, January 25, 2005Claim for disclosure by a copyright owner against an ...

High Court of Appeals of Hamburg, Germany

3rd Division. May 6, 2004Use of a third competitor's trademark as a meta tag

European Union: Member States Face Infringement Proceedings for Inefficient Data Protection

World Data Protection Report

Taylor Wessing advises Elata on its £31m sale to Qualcomm

Taylor Wessing advises Nujira Ltd on its £4.2m financing round

Taylor Wessing advises Elata on its £31m sale to Qualcomm

Taylor Wessing advises Nujira Ltd on its £4.2m financing round

China UK Cambridge Park

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

Taylor Wessing advises on Europe's largest venture capital fund raising this year

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment Group advises on M&A double act

Media specialists, Reinhard Gaertner, Sybille Gierschmann and team join Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing secures landmark judgment in the Competition Appeal Tribunal - CAT confirms power to impose timetable on regulators for reinvestigation of complaints

Taylor Wessing advises Harmonic Inc. on its £4m acquisition of UK-based Broadcast Technology Limited

Taylor Wessing advises Sphere Medical Holdings

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office advises on a £20m double act of financing rounds

Defining what you want

A recent case emphasises the importance of defining accurately the buyer's requirements and what the supplier intends to provide ...

Notify or pay

A solicitor is fined for non-compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Penalty

A recent case looks at a "liquidated damages" clause and when this type of clause is enforceable.

Unstructured files

A recent case takes another look at the extent to which the Data Protection Act 1998 applies to information held in hard copy ...

Waiver

The Court of Appeal looks at how and when a party to an IT services contract can waive its right to terminate it.

Disclosure of documents held on computers

In a landmark judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the power to set a timetable for competition ...

Taylor Wessing advises First Cambridge Gateway on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on investment in Rhytec Ltd

Taylor Wessing advises Trigenix on its $36 million sale to Qualcomm Incorporated

Finisar Corporation takes over Infineon Technologie AG's fiber optics business

Taylor Wessing advised on the sale of Designer Servers Ltd to Business Serve Plc

New EC technology licensing rules

Taylor Wessing prepared a briefing paper on the new draft Technology Transfer Block Exemption (TTBE) Regulation and accompanying ...

Taylor Wessing advises Alphamosaic on $9 million venture capital funding

The missing link: Problems of trademark protection for famous signs in sports

Implications of the judgement of the ECJ in Adidas-Salomon AG & others v Fitnessworld Trading Ltd and of the German ...

Competition Appeal Tribunal can impose timetable on regulators

In a landmark judgment, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the power to set a timetable for competition ...

Taylor Wessing advised Generics Group on technology sale

Taylor Wessing acts for Eidos in acquisition of IO Interactive

Germany: Standard Business Terms for E-Commerce

It is common practice for companies operating on a global level to implement their standard agreements wherever they do business.

A Practical Guide to the New Information Duties for E-Commerce in Germany

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 17-19

Germany: New Youth Protection Law has Implications for the Gaming Industry

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 28/29

How is Liberalisation of Telecommunications Panning out in Germany

European Business Law Review, 2/2000, S. 2ff.