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IP & IT News ICO launches consultation on the draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning ICO – 9 August The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is... Read more

There were just two significant judgments from the Patents Court in July, one dealing with monoclonal antibodies and one in a telecoms FRAND case. Read more

IP & IT News Hong Kong protestors “in breach of data privacy law” Lewis Silkin – 24 July It has been found that protesters in the recent Hong Kong protests breached the Personal Data (Privacy)... Read more

IP & IT News UK privacy watchdog notifies multi-million pound fines for data breaches Mills & Reeve – 10 July The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has started issuing notices of intention... Read more

IP & IT News US inventors file more AI patents in UK than UK inventors: report WIPR – 18 June According to a report from the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), more US applicants are filing... Read more

IP & IT News Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg 'survives' leadership vote BBC News – 31 May Shareholder’s of social media giant, Facebook, had the opportunity to vote on Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership this... Read more

The past month has seen some unusual decisions in IP and IT cases from courts in the UK and EU, including a jail sentence being imposed in a trade mark/passing off case, a thorough analysis of the... Read more

IP & IT News GozNym cyber-crime gang which stole millions busted BBC News – 16 May A police operation involving investigations in the US, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine has... Read more

IP & IT News Life-saving kidney delivered by drone BBC News – 2 May The US has become the first country to have a life-saving kidney delivered to a hospital by drone. The drone was... Read more

2018 was all about the GDPR implementing compliance measures, particularly for security, marketing, data collections, records and processes. Read more