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Intellectual property

When can you link to and frame third-party content without permission?

Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the UK Court of Appeal have provided further guidance on evolving

Decarbonisation

Urban Transformation: the World Economic Forum addresses the decarbonisation challenge in cities

The World Economic Forum's report on the value of integrated energy solutions to deliver decarbonised, sustainable and resilient cities around

Intellectual property

Court of Appeal finds inventors must be human

An artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an 'inventor' for purpose of Patents Act 1977 and owner of machinery cannot

Mobility and Infrastructure

China issues new rules on data protection in the auto industry

New rules on automotive data security coming into force in October

Digitalisation

The PRC Personal Information Protection Law, China’s GDPR – in a nutshell

New law sets out comprehensive sets of rules on the collection, processing and protection of personal information for the first

IT and data

Europe opens decider exchanges on the future of regulation of AI systems

The European Commission has made its 'first serve' on the scope of its proposed Artificial Intelligence Act

Digitalisation

Debate continues over the pros and cons of regulating artificial intelligence

What are the issues of most concern for businesses in the EU Commission's recently published AI Act proposals?

Competition, antitrust and trade

European Commission considers decarbonisation and digitalisation as it reviews rules on collaboration

Sustainability concerns and need for competition law to better reflect market developments prompts public consultation on revision of horizontal block

Tech, Media and Comms

UK National Security & Investment Act – implementation date and 17 mandatory sectors confirmed

The UK government has confirmed that the National Security & Investment Act 2021 will fully come into effect on 4

Dispute resolution

AI and the future of Dispute Resolution: Computer Says No?

Will your dispute be decided by a human being in the future?

IT and data

China announces new regulation on data security sanctions

Ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing's Wall Street IPO has prompted a probe from China's internet regulators amid an overhaul of national

IT and data

Dipping into Data | Regulators' increasing interest in data pooling

The potential anti-competitive effects of data pooling arrangements means businesses must monitor their compliance with competition rules