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Regulatory and compliance

What can UK business expect from regulators in future?

What can be learnt from the UK government's stated approach to regulation and growth?
Blockchain

Singapore's regulators set pace for blockchain and fintech 'ecosystem' advances

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is leading a regulatory race to put the city-state at the vanguard of digital change
Mobility and Infrastructure

'Sustainable delivery' is misleading according to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets

The consumer protection authority is targeting parcel services' misleading sustainability claims.
Intellectual property

Global disputes over solar PV patents are on the rise this decade

Litigation in areas such as TOPCon and thin-film tech could disrupt the market significantly as rights holders enforce patents
Retail and Consumer

How can sustainability and IP rightsholders' interests be reconciled in second-hand goods sales in Europe?

Determining if repair, refurbishment or upcycling of branded goods is a trade mark infringement needs case-by-case analysis
Intellectual property

Personal rights: John Doe lawsuit in Poland?

The Polish Parliament has received a parliamentary bill introducing a new legal instrument - the so-called John Doe lawsuit (pol
Intellectual property

Emerging trends from the Unified Patent Court

In the wake of the first substantive decisions on the merits, what trends are arising from the UPC's case law
Intellectual property

IP and AI – what needs to be considered when using AI in a company?

The topic of artificial intelligence ("AI") is on everyone's lips and the offerings on the market are diverse. However, when
Retail and Consumer

The "Right to Repair": Potential impacts of EU Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on industrial property rights

With its new Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on the "right to repair", the EU wants to simplify the repair of goods
Artificial intelligence

UK Court of Appeal finds AI invention falls foul of computer program patentability exclusion

High Court's decision overturned, with the Court of Appeal finding an AI invention was not patentable
Knowledge Notes

What did the UK King's Speech contain for business?

As anticipated, the new government has announced a broad range of legislative priorities