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Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

14 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Following the decision of the High Court in Halliburton, the High Court has now allowed an appeal against the decision of an Intellectual Property Office (IPO) hearing officer that had prevented the registration...

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HMRC reminds consumers of extra sales and customs taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad

14 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

HMRC has issued a statement in which it said that it wanted to remind consumers that certain sales and import taxes and duties may apply when they buy goods or receive gifts that have come from abroad....

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Call for Google to review its take-down policies

11 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Google has been asked to review its policy on taking down online reviews of businesses amid growing concerns of the number of fake reviews that are being published. The call comes after a business owner...

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Payment service provider warned to stop serving copyright infringing websites

9 November 2011 | Mark Weston

PhonepayPlus, the UK regulator of premium rate services, has announced that it will start to pass on details of pirated music websites to payment service providers as they are capable of enforcement. The...

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ECJ case confirms that Internet publishers responsible for breach of privacy in every country where the material is accessible – eDate Advertising v X, Oliver Martinez & Robert Martinez v MGN Limited, ECJ

5 November 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that individuals can sue publishers of content on the Internet which they believe has harmed their image. The ECJ considered two cases, one from France and...

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US website loses battle for passing off as reputation amongst UK users not enough to establish goodwill if it does not have customers – Plentyoffish Media v Plenty More, High Court

4 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The operator of a US dating website, Plentyoffish, opposed an application by Plenty More, a UK dating website, to register a figurative trade mark using the words “plenty more fish”. Plentyoffish argued...

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BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v BT, High Court

3 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Following the recent ruling of the High Court which ordered BT to block its users’ access to Newzbin2, an illegal file-sharing and download website, the High Court has now confirmed the details of the...

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Rise in requests for content removal from Google

2 November 2011 | Mark Weston

As part of it bi-annual transparency report, Google has revealed that, for the period of January to June of this year, there has been a 71% increase in requests for content to be removed from its services,...

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Facebook announces new security measures to protect users as it reveals 600,000 attempts a day by impostors seeking to access accounts

30 October 2011 | Mark Weston

Facebook receives a staggering 600,000 logins from impostors seeking to access users’ accounts. Facebook is concerned about its users’ security as an impostor can access all the user’s information,...

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BEREC publishes draft net neutrality guidelines

29 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC) has published draft guidelines on how end users are to be informed about the way their Internet service is managed within the European...

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Latest news and views tagged Internet

Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

HMRC reminds consumers of extra sales and customs taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad

Call for Google to review its take-down policies

Payment service provider warned to stop serving copyright infringing websites

ECJ case confirms that Internet publishers responsible for breach of privacy in every country where the material is accessible – eDate Advertising v X, Oliver Martinez & Robert Martinez v MGN Limited, ECJ

US website loses battle for passing off as reputation amongst UK users not enough to establish goodwill if it does not have customers – Plentyoffish Media v Plenty More, High Court

BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v BT, High Court

Rise in requests for content removal from Google

Facebook announces new security measures to protect users as it reveals 600,000 attempts a day by impostors seeking to access accounts

BEREC publishes draft net neutrality guidelines

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