Hot topics

Recent articles on cutting-edge topics in IP, IT and communications law.

Contents

Summary of Hot topic articles by reference to topic

Communications

Confidentiality

Copyright

Data protection

Databases

Information technology

Internet

Media

Miscellaneous

Passing off

Patents

Privacy

Trade marks

 

Summary of Hot topic articles by reference to date

January 2013

The application of the proposed European Standardisation Regulation in practice (www.practicallaw.com/8-522-4835)

December 2012

MiFID II: impact for IT, communications and data community (www.practicallaw.com/6-522-5831)

October 2012

#HASHTAGquestion: trade mark issues surrounding hashtags (www.practicallaw.com/7-522-0480)

Smart metering and data protection (www.practicallaw.com/4-521-7672)

August 2012

EU roaming rules: implications for MVNOs (www.practicallaw.com/4-520-6942)

May 2012

Compliance for UK cookies: the deadline approaches (www.practicallaw.com/3-518-9542)

Copyright and computer software: still no protection for functionality (www.practicallaw.com/0-519-6247)

UK government's Open Standards Consultation: a step in the wrong direction? (www.practicallaw.com/8-519-3339)

January 2012

Mobile payments: the e-money regime (www.practicallaw.com/1-517-2905)

2011

Trends in information technology law: looking ahead to 2012 (www.practicallaw.com/4-517-0085)

Where are we with the Digital Economy Act? (www.practicallaw.com/0-513-7069)

Google Books settlement: reading in the last chance saloon? (www.practicallaw.com/6-511-4668)

Supplementary Protection Certificates: Challenging questions for the ECJ (www.practicallaw.com/9-509-1632)

Pubs, football and decoders: the end of exclusive content licences? (www.practicallaw.com/4-509-4992)

Trade marks on the internet: How far does liability extend? (www.practicallaw.com/5-509-2520)

RWC 2011: Trying to side-step the threat of ambush marketing (www.practicallaw.com/4-508-0848)

The 080, 0845 and 0870 appeals (www.practicallaw.com/2-507-4532)

Predicting a riot: at what price privacy? (www.practicallaw.com/9-507-6354)

Implementing the EU telecoms reform package (www.practicallaw.com/1-506-5547)

ECJ decision in Czech GUI case could pose questions for UK copyright law (www.practicallaw.com/6-504-8145)

The evolving battle against illegal file-sharing: some data protection observations (www.practicallaw.com/4-504-8453)

Legal rights in data (www.practicallaw.com/5-504-1074)

2010

Wikileaks, DDOS and UK criminal law: the key issues (www.practicallaw.com/1-504-3391)

Trends in information technology law: looking forward to 2011 (www.practicallaw.com/0-504-2293)

Government plans for UK copyright law reform (www.practicallaw.com/6-503-9589)

Better broadband for the UK: update (www.practicallaw.com/8-503-5482)

What is a licence? (www.practicallaw.com/0-503-5853)

Collecting children's data online: childs play? (www.practicallaw.com/8-503-0917)

Piracy and illegal file-sharing: UK and US legal and commercial responses (www.practicallaw.com/1-502-7956)

Net neutrality (www.practicallaw.com/8-502-8014)

Channelling past experience online: Four lessons from the new vertical restraints rules (www.practicallaw.com/6-502-5969)

Better broadband for the UK: a challenge for the new government (www.practicallaw.com/4-502-5197)

Craig Venter's "synthetic life form" reignites controversy on patenting in biotechnology (www.practicallaw.com/3-502-4810)

Trends in data protection (www.practicallaw.com/7-502-2324)

Own goals and a toothless regulator: why 2010 has already been a big year for privacy law in the UK (www.practicallaw.com/8-501-6474)

Lessons to be learned from BSkyB v EDS (www.practicallaw.com/3-501-4095)

File-sharing networks: Are they illegal? (www.practicallaw.com/9-501-3861)

Special Effects case reignited in trade mark strategy debate (www.practicallaw.com/5-501-2707)

The internet of tomorrow: an internet of things? (www.practicallaw.com/1-501-1248)

2009

Trends in information technology law: looking ahead to 2010 (www.practicallaw.com/6-501-0958)

We know where you are: privacy implications of location-based services (www.practicallaw.com/9-500-8360)

EU telecoms reform: ready for the next generation? (www.practicallaw.com/1-501-0215)

Agreement on EU telecoms reform finalised (www.practicallaw.com/1-500-7010)

Protecting valuable brands: infringers take note (www.practicallaw.com/9-500-4673)

Legal responses to file-sharing in Europe (www.practicallaw.com/2-500-4450)

Privacy and surveillance: legal and socio-economic aspects of interception and encryption of electronic communications (www.practicallaw.com/8-500-4664)

Trouble ahead for brand owners? European Court of Justice holds key to fate of Google AdWords (www.practicallaw.com/5-500-2930)

Behavioural targeting of internet advertising (www.practicallaw.com/7-386-3964)

Exclusion clauses after NetTV (www.practicallaw.com/9-386-1704)

Copyright and the pensions crisis: extending recording rights (www.practicallaw.com/5-386-1800)

Pandemics, patents and compulsory licensing (www.practicallaw.com/5-386-1070)

Trade secrets: protecting a valuable asset (www.practicallaw.com/4-385-1496)

Exiting unprofitable or unsuitable contracts (www.practicallaw.com/6-385-2697)

Top tips for TMT lawyers in the downturn (www.practicallaw.com/5-385-4116)

Inventive concept v technical contribution: are they really dissimilar and does it matter? (www.practicallaw.com/4-385-2311)

Dispute resolution in interconnection (www.practicallaw.com/0-385-2191)

Software as a service (SaaS) (www.practicallaw.com/7-385-1503)

Cloud computing: the rise of service-based computing (www.practicallaw.com/2-385-1280)

Employee inventor compensation: the tide has turned (www.practicallaw.com/7-385-0933)

Trends in intellectual property litigation: the UK, the EU and beyond (www.practicallaw.com/1-385-4000)

Proposed Unified Patent Litigation System for Europe (www.practicallaw.com/8-385-4054)

2008

How the law on three-dimensional trade marks is taking shape (www.practicallaw.com/7-384-1712)

The retention of communications data: a view from industry (www.practicallaw.com/5-384-0822)

Latest developments in the patentability of software-related inventions (www.practicallaw.com/0-384-0179)

Impact of new consumer and business protection regulations on online advertising and marketing practices (www.practicallaw.com/7-382-5397)

Impact of MiFID on technology used in the financial services sector (www.practicallaw.com/4-380-1816)

Ambush marketing (www.practicallaw.com/4-379-0808)

Copyright liability on the internet: issues for service providers (www.practicallaw.com/2-378-9491)

Reality check: what is the law of virtual reality? (www.practicallaw.com/8-378-7936)

Contractual dispute resolution clauses: treat with respect? (www.practicallaw.com/4-378-8787)

Licensing digital content: opportunities and risks (www.practicallaw.com/9-378-7587)

Legal issues in podcasting (www.practicallaw.com/4-376-4946)

Goodbye to relative grounds examination (www.practicallaw.com/8-376-3723)

Digital content: acquiring rights for exploitation (www.practicallaw.com/2-376-4565)

Rights in digital content: an overview (www.practicallaw.com/6-374-2029)

Gambling Act 2005: has the UK played its cards right? (www.practicallaw.com/5-376-0245)

Filling the pipeline: licensing and M&A trends in life sciences (www.practicallaw.com/9-372-7975)

Online infringement of IPRs: a growing concern (www.practicallaw.com/5-372-5983)

IP rights: strategic battles (www.practicallaw.com/6-369-8088)

 

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