Specialty Group: Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Cybersecurity

In a recent appeal decision by the ECJ, an EU General Court decision was upheld in respect of the word mark Chempioil and an earlier figurative mark Champion. Decision of the EU General Court In June 2016, the EU ...

Cybercrime is an ongoing security threat, and as is often reported in the media, the prime targets are banks, professional services firms and other high-profile businesses around the world. Solicitors have been specifica ...

Parties that operate websites may enjoy immunity from copyright liability for the infringing posts of their users under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The DMCA offers a “safe harbor” ...

In light of the much publicised General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Council of Ministers commitment within its Programme for Government 2016-2021 to updating the Data Protection Act 2002 (“DPA”) t ...