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Sui generis database rights and what constitutes a substantial part

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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November 3 2011

In Beechwood House Publishing v Guardian Products Ltd 2011 EWPCC 22, the Claimant’s database right was found to have been infringed when the Defendants extracted 6,000 records from the Claimant’s database of 43,000 records

UK Court rules that computer program functionality is not protected by copyright

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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March 13 2013

On 25 January, Mr Justice Arnold handed down his decision in SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Limited 2013 EWHC 69 (Ch), following the Court

UK data anonymisation code

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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March 13 2013

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a code of practice on managing data protection risks related to data anonymisation (the

New “bring your own device” guidance published by Information Commissioner’s Office

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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April 15 2013

On 7 March 2013, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published new guidance on "bring your own device" (BYOD), which explains the risks

English High Court confirms computer program claims are legitimate

McDermott Will & Emery
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European Union, United Kingdom
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February 6 2008

English High Court decision on computer program claims moves the United Kingdom into line with European Patent Offices

City of Westminster v Urban Wimax Ltd: clarification of "on completion of this agreement"

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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August 3 2010

On appeal, it has been found in City of Westminster v Urban Wimax Ltd 2010 EWHC 1166 (Ch) that the phrase "on completion of this agreement", when interpreted in its context, reading the document as a whole and having regard to the expressly stated objectives, could not mean "on execution or signing", but instead on the completion of what is envisaged to be done by the agreement

UK's Information Commissioner's Office publishes guidance on the "Cookie Directive"

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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May 13 2011

On 9 May 2011, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its much-anticipated guidance on the amendments to the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive, commonly referred to as the Cookie Directive

Appeal against exclusion from patentability of software to protect minors online allowed

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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January 12 2012

In relation to the application by Protecting Kids the World Over (PKTWO) 2011 EWHC 2720 (Pat), the High Court of England and Wales has allowed an appeal against a decision of a Hearing Officer that found that an alarm notification system for monitoring inappropriate electronic communications fell within the computer program exclusion

Transparency International issues UK Bribery Act guidance on mergers, acquisitions and investments

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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June 21 2012

As a consequence of the entry into force of the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) on 1 July 2011, for the first time, anti-bribery due diligence has become a necessity for companies undertaking mergers, acquisitions and investments. Transparency International UK (TI UK) has published the final version of its guidance, Anti-Bribery Due Diligence for Transactions (the guidance), to be used when undertaking anti-bribery due diligence in this context

Improved search interface is a computer programme “as such”

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2008

In the recent case of Autonomy Corporation Limited v The Comptroller General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs 2008 EWHC 146 (Pat), the Comptroller successfully appealed against an application for a UK patent on the ground that it consisted of a computer program “as such” and a presentation of information

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