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• UK Government introduces Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament - The UK Government has introduced the new Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament.
• The digital age for EU designs - An overview of the EU design legislative reform and the main changes for the design protection regime
• TechBio UK 2024: Good news for the UK at the intersection of technology and life sciences - TechBio UK, the BIA’s annual event showcasing the work of innovative companies operating at the interface of biotechnology and technology, took place in London last week.
• New voluntary code of conduct for directors launched - The Institute of Directors yesterday launched a code of conduct for directors, providing a behavioural framework for directors, whether of UK companies or not, based on six principles.
• Global online safety: Ireland’s media regulator adopts online safety code for video sharing platforms - With the UK’s Online Safety Act due to start its gradual entry into force in December, we are starting to see online safety taking centre stage in other jurisdictions.
• First court decision on text and data mining copyright exceptions: Kneschke v LAION e.V. - A recent case in the District Court of Hamburg addressed the intersection of copyright law, text and data mining (TDM), and artificial intelligence (AI) training.
• What is a “good arguable case” anyway? Court of Appeal sets the record straight for freezing injunctions - Max Palmer looks at Isabel Dos Santos v Unitel S.A. [2024] EWCA Civ 1109
• Online Safety Act countdown: Ofcom progress update - With two months remaining before the first major set of UK Online Safety Act (OSA) provisions come into force, Ofcom has published an update on its progress in implementing the Act, which includes a warning to tech firms that they could face enforcement action if they fail to comply with the new rules.
• UK and US issue joint statement pledging closer cooperation on children’s online safety - On 10 October 2024, the UK and US governments issued a joint statement announcing the formation of a new joint children’s online safety working group, which highlights the parallels between the approaches of the two countries to protecting children online.
• Irides: Weekly patent litigation update - Read the latest edition of our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world.

• Jurisdiction – Testing the Limits : In our 8th episode, Charlie French and Aida Tohala explore some of the recent decisions from the UPC exploring the boundaries of the court’s jurisdiction.
• Anonymisation : In this episode, Hannah Crowther and Mac Macmillan discuss anonymisation. They cover the latest case law and guidance, and consider how to make that critical assessment of ‘identifiability’.?
• A FRANDly catch up : Join Naomi Hazenberg , Nadine Bleach and Francion Brooks as they embark on a whistle-stop tour of FRAND developments in the UK and beyond in this continually evolving space.? Recorded in late September 2024.
• How to avoid mega tech projects becoming mega tech disputes : In this episode of The Roadmap, our technology lawyers, Adrian Sim and Freya Ollerearnshaw distil the key issues and takeaways from the one of the biggest tech disputes to reach the UK courts in recent years.

• Apprenticeship Open Evening 2024 - We are hosting an open evening designed to give aspiring solicitors an understanding of the route to qualification through an apprenticeship, and an insight into Bristows.

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