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• Another shot on target – A deep dive into the Supreme Court decision in Amazon v Lifestyle Equities - Earlier this year the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Amazon’s appeal regarding the advertising and sale of BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB (BHPC) branded goods via Amazon’s US website (the US website).
• Digital Markets Competition Regime: DMCC Act now published - he final text of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the “DMCC Act”) was published this week.
• Reform of the 1954 Act - the Best of Intentions - There are many that hope that the upcoming general election will not derail plans to reform the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
• Stop Killing Games: UK Government responds to video game preservation petition - he Stop Killing Games ("SKG") campaign materialised after video game publisher Ubisoft notified users that it would be delisting The Crew - a ten year old online-only racing video game with a player base of around 12 million people at the time of delisting - from all online stores due to "server infrastructure and licensing constraints".
• Lenovo v Ericsson – the multi-jurisdictional saga continues - On 23 May 2024, Mrs Justice Bacon gave judgment in an application for an interim injunction in Lenovo v Ericsson ([2024] EWHC 1267 (Ch)) in the latest in a long line of cases that grapple with the complications of multi-jurisdictional SEP disputes. In this case there are continuing proceedings between the parties in the UK, United States, Brazil and Colombia.
• Irides: Weekly patent litigation update - Read the latest edition of our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world.

• Acquihire deals - key considerations and potential pitfalls - In this episode our experts Iain Redford (corporate), Miranda Cass (tax) and Gareth Wadley (employment and global mobility) set out the key considerations and potential pitfalls involved in Acquihire deals - an increasing trend we see from across the Atlantic as strategic buyers and institutions look to acquire the best talent and technology to drive innovation.

• ChIPs UK: The Power of She – Confidence in Charting your Path - A panel of women and allies, chaired by regulatory law expert Xisca Borrás , will provide personal insights into their success and how to enable other women’s success.
• Tech Summit 2024 - This year's summit will focus on exploring the most important legal and commercial issues facing the technology sector, along with other cutting-edge topics.

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