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Apple smart phone patents found invalid by High Court of England and Wales

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 8 2012

In HTC Europe Ltd and another v Apple Corporation 2012 EWHC 1789 (Pat), on 4 July the High Court of England and Wales declared three Apple patents to be invalid: two patents cover aspects of touch-screen technology, including the “swipe to unlock” feature, and the third provides the ability to change languages for text messages

Nokia GmbH v IPCom GmbH & Co KG: pre- and post-trial patent claim amendments

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 31 2011

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has ruled in favour of Nokia and rejected IPCom's appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Floyd that two of IPCom's patents relating to cellular mobile technology were invalid and the subsequent refusal by Floyd J to accept pre- and post- trial applications to amend one of them

Two million reasons to break the silence

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 3 2011

Following a recent Ofcom announcement, UK entities using automated dialling software face a change in the risk profile of marketing calls

FSA approves taping relevant communications conducted on mobile phones

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 16 2010

The FSA recently set new rules obligating authorised firms to record the 'relevant communications' of their employees conducted on mobile and other handheld devices

BIS consultation on implementing the revised EU Electronic Communications Framework

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 4 2010

The UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a consultation on its proposals for implementing the revised EU Electronic Communications Framework

O2 Holdings Ltd's application for WE'RE BETTER, CONNECTED: registrability of slogans

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 28 2010

The trade mark application by O2 Holdings Ltd for WE'RE BETTER, CONNECTED was partially refused registration due to the lack of distinctive character (O2 Holdings Ltd's Application BL O-246-10 15 July 2010

Advertising Standards Authority adjudication on Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd: comparative advertising and statistical substantiation

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 28 2010

In its Adjudication on Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd (30 June 2010), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said that Orange's claim that its 3G network reached more people than competitors' networks could not be substantiated because it did not make clear whether it was referring to population or geographical coverage and because Orange could not show that the coverage data it had supplied for its competitors' networks was collected and reported on the same basis as its own

The Digital Economy Act 2010

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 3 2010

The Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEA) was enacted on 8 April 2010 as a result of the recommendations in the Digital Britain Report

Digital Economy Bill: key measures overview

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 15 2010

The Digital Economy Bill (DEB) was released on 20 November 2009, published jointly by the UK Department for Business (BIS) and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS

Britain’s digital future?

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • July 29 2009

The Government’s vision for Britain’s digital future is mapped out in the much-anticipated Digital Britain: Final Report, published on 16 June 2009