The Geo-Blocking Regulation comes into force throughout the EU on 3rd December 2018, and has potential implications for anyone running a business based in the UK or elsewhere in the EU. The Regulation will apply in the UK until the end of any Brexit transition...
On 24 September the government issued notices summarising the effects on intellectual property law in the UK in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit. Here is an overview of the anticipated effects on copyright and trade mark law: Trade Marks Existing trade marks for the whole...
The Portability Regulation was implemented at the end of last month and will come into force in all EU Member States, including the UK, in March 2018. The Regulation aims to achieve seamless access to online content services throughout the EU, and is one of...
The “communication to the public” right was first brought into law by the Information Society Directive in 2003, and transposed into UK law by amendment to the CDPA 1988, whereby a communication to the public is defined as: - the broadcast of a work; [or] - the...
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 come into force in the UK on 13th June 2014. While they update existing law regarding the distance selling of goods and services, they also make important changes to the commercial supply to consumers via...