Technology & IP news
Practice group: Technology & IP legal services
14-01-10
New powers granted to Information Commissioner's Office
In a bid to reduce the number of breaches on personal data, new powers have been given to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)....
04-12-09
EU-wide patent a step closer?
A new package of measures has been agreed upon in Brussels, which may make it easier for people looking to secure their intellectual...
05-11-09
Asda clashes with Specsavers in IP dispute
Asda is facing an intellectual property battle with Specsavers over trademark infringement in an online advertising campaign. The...
07-10-09
Exclamation marks cannot be registered, court ruling states
Companies which include an exclamation mark in their name will not be able to use it as part of their trademark, a European court ruling...
28-09-09
Legal 500 demonstrates strong support from clients
The excellence and professionalism of the team at B P Collins has been underlined with the publication of the latest Legal 500...
11-09-09
Websites 'breaking consumer protection laws'
Over half of websites selling electronic goods in the EU are falling foul of consumer protection laws, an investigation has discovered. In...
19-06-09
Unique Facebook URLs 'potentially infringe copyright laws'
Facebook's decision to allow its subscribers to create their own unique URL could potentially infringe copyright and trademark laws,...
08-06-09
Businesses 'unwittingly' breaching Data Protection Act
var addthis_options = 'delicious, digg, email, facebook, favorites, google, linkedin, stumbleupon, twitter, more';var addthis_exclude =...
15-04-09
UK privacy of communications laws 'need revision'
Laws in the UK to protect the privacy of communications are insufficient, the European Commission has ruled, with some websites collating...
10-03-09
Construction worker blacklisting 'a breach of Data Protection Act'
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched an investigation after it found a database listing the details of construction...
05-02-09
Outsourcing 'presents data security threats'
Outsourcing operations overseas has massive implications for companies' data protection strategies, says Frank Jennings, writing for SC...
20-01-09
Technology & IP - The year that was...
Simon Deans, partner in the technology & IP team shares his comments on the experience of the technology market for law firms in...
Legal news categories
Firm news (66)
Charities (39)
Corporate & commercial (111)
Employer news (262)
Environment (45)
Commercial litigation (73)
Commercial property (107)
Technology & IP (71)
Elderly clients (46)
Employee news (214)
Family (108)
Personal litigation (88)
Residential property (147)
Wills, trust & probate (85)
Property litigation (16)
Property litigation (37)
Legal news by month
March 2010 (13)
February 2010 (27)
January 2010 (33)
December 2009 (29)
November 2009 (26)
October 2009 (27)
September 2009 (31)
August 2009 (23)
July 2009 (30)
June 2009 (30)
May 2009 (26)
April 2009 (34)
