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UK GDPR—proposed reform concerning AI likely to be watered down, official says

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Court of Appeal agrees that DNA sequencing patents are inventive, not obvious (Illumina v Latvia MGI Tech)

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European Commission adopts a Regulation on electronic instructions for use for MDR-covered devices

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liabilityContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by...

The regulation of medical devices in the UK

The regulation of medical devices in the UKThis Practice Note provides an overview of the UK regulatory regime for medical devices. It explains the...

Intellectual property rights ownership clause

1 Definitions 1.1 In this clause: Background Intellectual Property means any and all Intellectual Property...

Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021

Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021This Practice Note provides an overview of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (MMDA 2021) which, in...

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Set-off clause

1 Set-off permitted by either party Each party may set off any amount that the other party owes it under this agreement[ or...

16th Nov

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Key definitions under data protection law

Key definitions under data protection lawOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between...

16th Nov

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The Vertical Restraints Block Exemption

The Vertical Restraints Block ExemptionThe Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation (VRBE, Regulation No 330/2010) defines a category of...

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Joint ownership of intellectual property rights

Joint ownership of intellectual property rightsWhen parties collaborate on creative projects or research and development, complex questions arise...

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Introduction to borderline products

Introduction to borderline productsThis Practice Note provides an introduction to the concept of borderline products, how the regulatory status of...

16th Nov

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Background IP and Foreground IP definitions

Background Intellectual Property ...

16th Nov

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Data portability

Data portabilityUK and EU data protection laws each include a right to data portability. This right allows individuals to obtain from a controller a...

Produced in partnership with Alex Brown of Simmons & Simmons 16th Nov

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Waiver and release

Waiver and releaseDefining waiverIn the law of contract, the term ‘waiver’ may have different meanings but is most commonly used to denote the...

16th Nov

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Powers of attorney in commercial transactions

Powers of attorney in commercial transactionsCommercial lawyers will regularly come across situations where third parties are executing documents as...

16th Nov

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Can a share certificate be executed by electronic means?

Can a share certificate be executed by electronic means?The form of a company's share certificate is not prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 (CA...

16th Nov

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No partnership or agency clause

1 No partnership or agency—short form Nothing in this agreement constitutes, or will be deemed to constitute, a partnership...

16th Nov

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IP Rights and abuse of dominance

IP Rights and abuse of dominanceIntellectual Property Rights (‘IPRs’) enable their owner to exclude third parties from use of the relevant protected...

Produced in partnership with Bristows 16th Nov

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Exceptions and defences to patent infringement

Exceptions and defences to patent infringementA ‘patent’ is a document conferring so-called monopoly rights to an inventor. A patent protects new...

16th Nov

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Case T- 691/14 Servier v Commission et al (pay–for–delay) [Archived]

Case T- 691/14 Servier v Commission et al (pay–for–delay) [Archived]ARCHIVED—this achieved case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision...

16th Nov

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Declaration of a director's interests—articles of association

Declaration of a director's interests—articles of associationA director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed...

16th Nov

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Material transfer agreement

Material transfer agreementThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert the company name] a company registered in [England and Wales] under company...

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