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• Bristows' SnippITs - TCS v DBS: Rebaselining, renegotiations and the dangers of estoppel (Part 3) - This post is the latest in the Bristows’ SnippITs series, which pulls together the key practical takeaways from recent court decisions for the tech sector and beyond.
• The Future of UK PIs – Cyanamid, Skat and injunction creep - The recent rivaroxaban PI cases may have caused you to ask yourself whether the American Cynamid principles for determining whether or not to grant preliminary injunctive relief in the UK are dead or at least dying.?
• The UPC PI Annual - It has been about a year since the UPC issued its first PI decision, making it a good time to reflect on the case law created so far.
• Rapid Reaction - Analysis of the first ever permanent injunction at the UPC as the Düsseldorf Local Division issues a final decision - In a decision issued, the Düsseldorf Local Division has ordered the first-ever permanent injunction at the UPC following a hearing on 16 May 2024.
• Abbott Diabetes Care InAbbott Diabetes Care Inc. v Sibio Technology Limited - On 19 June 2024, The Hague Local Division handed down a judgment in a dispute brought by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (Abbott) against Sibio Technology Limited and Umedwings Netherlands BV (together Sibio).
• Deepfakes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - We recently attended the Society for Computers & Law event ‘Generative AI & Deepfakes: Understanding the Illusion’.
• DMCC Act: A guide to the new merger rules - The DMCC Act introduces the most significant changes to the UK merger control regime since the Enterprise Act 2002.
• Can PLT ban me? - Pretty Little Thing (PLT), the online fast fashion retailer, has issued a statement on the recent controversy surrounding the closure of customer accounts.
• What's in my name? Benefits and pitfalls for fashion designers of using their own name as a brand - In a recent trade mark decision in Belgium, the Brussels Court of Appeal had to consider the rights of a fashion designer and the extent to which the holder of a right to a name – being her or his own name – can prohibit the use of a registered European Union trade mark.
• Irides: Weekly patent litigation update - Read the latest edition of our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world.

• 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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