News & Insights (Technology, Media & Telecoms)

09-Feb-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Feb-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

06-Feb-2012  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Feb-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

30-Jan-2012  |  Capital Markets, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

25-Jan-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-Jan-2012  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

04-Jan-2012  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

03-Jan-2012  |  Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing Insurance Media Survey

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

07-Dec-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Dec-2011  |  Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

01-Dec-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

29-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

17-Nov-2011  |  Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

16-Nov-2011  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

10-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Nov-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

04-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Nov-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

24-Oct-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Taylor Wessing launches dedicated Tech City office

18-Oct-2011  |  Capital Markets, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Technology Barometer - Q4 2011

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

11-Oct-2011  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Promoting Your Business - A legal checklist

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

10-Oct-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

05-Oct-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

04-Oct-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

03-Oct-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Net Neutrality

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

29-Sep-2011  |  Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

28-Sep-2011  |  Consumer Brands, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

15-Sep-2011  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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, ...

07-Sep-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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. ...

05-Sep-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Gambling

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

01-Sep-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

29-Jul-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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, ...

29-Jul-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

28-Jul-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

20-Jul-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Jul-2011  |  Capital Markets, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 – ...

05-Jul-2011  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

05-Jul-2011  |  Consumer Brands, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

14-Jun-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

10-Jun-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

27-May-2011  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

25-May-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

24-May-2011  |  Corporate, Energy & Environment, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

23-May-2011  |  Capital Markets, Employment & Pensions, Financial Institutions & Services, Real Estate, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

19-May-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-May-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

17-May-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

12-May-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

12-May-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

10-May-2011  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

06-Apr-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Apr-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

07-Mar-2011  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

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 ...

04-Mar-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Mar-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Mar-2011  |  Commercial Agreements, Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-Feb-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

EU ruling confirms WorldCup and Euros should be screened for free

04-Feb-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

03-Feb-2011  |  Consumer Brands, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Feb-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Feb-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Feb-2011  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

25-Jan-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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. ...

21-Jan-2011  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-Jan-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-Jan-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

11-Jan-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 - ...

23-Dec-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

New European rules on agreements between competitors

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

20-Dec-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

17-Dec-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

10-Dec-2010  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Phonetic Arts

09-Dec-2010  |  Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

03-Dec-2010  |  Capital Markets, Competition, EU and Trade, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Dec-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

More heartburn for the pharma sector

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

26-Nov-2010  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

25-Nov-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Consumer Brands, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

23-Nov-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

22-Nov-2010  |  Commercial Agreements, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

11-Nov-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

10-Nov-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

25-Oct-2010  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme - winners announced

18-Oct-2010  |  Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Commercial Agreements, Competition, EU and Trade, Construction & Engineering, Copyright & Media Law, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Energy & Environment, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Logistics & Transport, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Planning & Environment, Private Client, Projects, Real Estate, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Restructuring & Corporate Recovery, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

29-Sep-2010  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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. ...

27-Sep-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

15-Sep-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

08-Sep-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

01-Sep-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Sep-2010  |  Commercial Agreements, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

31-Aug-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

27-Aug-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

25-Aug-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

19-Aug-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

09-Aug-2010  |  Commercial Agreements, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

29-Jul-2010  |  Capital Markets, Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing sponsors the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme

26-Jul-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Rights not always exhausted?

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

23-Jul-2010  |  Capital Markets, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

13-Jul-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Jul-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

28-Jun-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

11-Jun-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

10-Jun-2010  |  Banking & Finance, Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Real Estate, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

07-Jun-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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). ...

03-Jun-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

31-May-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing hires Head of Telecoms

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

21-May-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

19-May-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

10-May-2010  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

27-Apr-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

16-Apr-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Plink

07-Apr-2010  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

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 ...

07-Apr-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

01-Apr-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Important Changes to the UK Advertising Regime

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

24-Mar-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

23-Mar-2010  |  Banking & Finance, Employment & Pensions, Financial Institutions & Services, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Law, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

11-Mar-2010  |  Banking & Finance, Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

05-Mar-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

04-Mar-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

15-Feb-2010  |  Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms

BSkyB v EDS

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

03-Feb-2010  |  Commercial Agreements, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Feb-2010  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

29-Jan-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Death of the Privacy Superinjunction?

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

27-Jan-2010  |  Corporate, Energy & Environment, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

22-Jan-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

18-Jan-2010  |  Energy & Environment, Private Client, Technology, Media & Telecoms

The Geography of Cleantech Ventures

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

11-Jan-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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. ...

17-Dec-2009  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing TMT Patents Update

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

04-Dec-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

04-Nov-2009  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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.

29-Oct-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

20-Oct-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

15-Oct-2009  |  Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Oct-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Adwords opinion favours Google

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

29-Sep-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Liability for user-generated content

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

14-Sep-2009  |  Consumer Brands, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - September 2009

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

10-Aug-2009  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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, ...

04-Aug-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

The Whiter Shade of Pale case

(Fisher v Brooker)

29-Jul-2009  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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' ...

27-Jul-2009  |  Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

09-Jul-2009  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

22-Jun-2009  |  Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Protecting Your Rights on Facebook

12-May-2009  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

07-May-2009  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - April 2009

07-May-2009  |  Energy & Environment, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

23-Apr-2009  |  Construction & Engineering, Energy & Environment, Planning & Environment, Projects, Real Estate, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

09-Apr-2009  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Mobile mis-selling: New rules imposed

13-Feb-2009  |  Banking & Finance, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Real Estate, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

23-Dec-2008  |  Banking & Finance, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

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 ...

19-Dec-2008  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - December 2008

11-Nov-2008  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms, USA Group

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 ...

15-Oct-2008  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - October 2008

14-Oct-2008  |  Corporate, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

13-Oct-2008  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Oct-2008  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

01-Oct-2008  |  Energy & Environment, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

30-Jul-2008  |  Banking & Finance, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

16-Jul-2008  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Skill or Chance? The Case for Online Poker in Germany

E-Commerce Times

10-Jul-2008  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

08-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

22-May-2008  |  Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

22-May-2008  |  Banking & Finance, Commercial Agreements, Competition, EU and Trade, Construction & Engineering, Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Energy & Environment, Financial Institutions & Services, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Logistics & Transport, Projects, Real Estate, Restructuring & Corporate Recovery, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

"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') ...

22-May-2008  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

02-May-2008  |  China Group, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms, The Middle East, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

02-May-2008  |  China Group, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms, The Middle East

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 ...

01-Apr-2008  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

eGaming at a Crossroads

eGaming Review

28-Mar-2008  |  Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

12-Mar-2008  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management

28-Feb-2008  |  Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Litigating Biotech Patents in Europe

18-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

15-Oct-2007  |  Commercial Agreements, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007]

01-Aug-2007  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

13-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

10-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

15-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

11-May-2006  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

16-Feb-2006  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

27-Oct-2005  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing Germany receives acclaim at Juve Awards

02-Sep-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

02-Sep-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

High Court of Appeals of Hamburg, Germany

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

01-Sep-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

World Data Protection Report

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

30-Jun-2005  |  China Group, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

China UK Cambridge Park

28-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

28-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

27-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

27-May-2005  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

11-May-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

05-May-2005  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

09-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Real Estate, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

03-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises Sphere Medical Holdings

03-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

01-Mar-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Defining what you want

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

01-Mar-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Notify or pay

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

01-Mar-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Penalty

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

01-Mar-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

01-Mar-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

Waiver

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

01-Feb-2005  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

26-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

18-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

20-Oct-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

01-Aug-2004  |  Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

03-Jun-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

01-May-2004  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

New EC technology licensing rules

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

23-Apr-2004  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advises Alphamosaic on $9 million venture capital funding

02-Apr-2004  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

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 ...

24-Mar-2004  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Technology, Media & Telecoms

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 ...

16-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing advised Generics Group on technology sale

04-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Taylor Wessing acts for Eidos in acquisition of IO Interactive

01-Jan-2004  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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.

01-Aug-2003  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

01-Aug-2003  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

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

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

01-Feb-2000  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms

How is Liberalisation of Telecommunications Panning out in Germany

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