20 Feb, 2024 “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” – back to square one after UK government abandons voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI By Ioanna Antcheva The UK government confirmed in its recent AI white paper consultation response (more on that here) that the technical working group...
28 Sep, 2022 One tech tip a day keeps the hacker away: NCSC publishes new guidance on how to keep IP safe in cyberspace By Ioanna Antcheva Cyber risks, and the reputational fallout that might ensue, are not a new addition to the woes that keep IP practitioners up at night....
16 Jul, 2021 No fine too small: ICO fines Mermaids £25,000 for personal data breach By Ioanna Antcheva Last week, the ICO fined the charity Mermaids £25,000 for failure to implement an appropriate level of organisational and technical...
29 Mar, 2021 Show and XML: IPEC explains protections available to XML schema owners By Ioanna Antcheva What is an XML schema? How does IP law protect an XML schema (or does it not)? Does infringement of copyright in an XML schema attract...
15 Oct, 2020 AI and the fight for inventorship – DABUS patent knocked out in UK High Court By Ioanna Antcheva The UK High Court is the latest authority in the ring to referee Dr Stephen Thaler’s endeavour to have his artificial intelligence,...
27 Mar, 2020 Are UK organisations getting better at cyber defence in 2020? By Ioanna Antcheva On Wednesday, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its fifth Cyber Security Breaches Survey for 2020....
24 Mar, 2020 Keeping ransomware at bay: UK NCSC updates its malware and ransomware guidance By Ioanna Antcheva The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently streamlined its guidance on how organisations can mitigate malware and ransomware...