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    13/11/2024
    Europe

    CMS Data Protection Update, November 2024

    I. The latest from the data protection authorities and current topics1. EDPB: Coordinated Action in 2025In October 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the topic for the next Coordinated Action of Data Protection Authorities. In 2025, the focus will be on the implementation of the right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by data controllers, also known as the "right to be forgotten". The aim of the action is to analyse and compare the processes put in place by data controllers, identify the main problems in complying with this...
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    13/11/2024
    United Kingdom

    Rowing back from Cofemel – WaterRower is “original” but not “artistic”

    In the autumn of 2022, we reported on the interim decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) in WaterRower v Liking Limited (t/a TOPIOM) which held that a wooden rowing machine was “arguably” a work of artistic craftsmanship under section 4(1)(c) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”).Now, two years on, the High Court has ruled that whilst the WaterRower satisfies the test of “originality” under the Information Society Directive 2001/29/EC (the “InfoSoc Directive”) as interpreted by the Court of Justice...
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    13/11/2024
    Europe

    AI in healthcare inventions - uncertainty relating to processing medical data

    European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal decision T 1741/22 has cast doubt on the circumstances of when a mathematical method may be considered to contribute to technical character in the processing of medical data. Of particular note, this decision deviates from both an earlier decision (T 2681/16) and EPO Guidelines G-II, 3.3 (citing particular examples in the EPO Guidelines as “erroneous”), raising concerning questions as to how inventions relating to the processing of medical data, or indeed data more generally, might fare at the EPO.  BackgroundIn the healthcare field,...
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    13/11/2024
    United Kingdom

    Stepping up the game: Women’s Professional Leagues Limited becomes new owner of Barclays Women’s Super League and Championship

    On 15 August 2024, The Football Association (the “FA”) formally announced that the temporarily named Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (“WPLL”) would be handed legal ownership of the Barclays Women’s Super League (the “WSL”) and Barclays Women’s Championship (the “Championship”). This transition marks a significant shift in the governance and management of the top tiers of women's football in England, with each participating club now acting as a shareholder in the newly formed independent company.BackgroundThe WSL and Championship...
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    12/11/2024
    United Kingdom

    What are the implications of the new Listing Rules for property companies?

    IntroductionOn 29 July 2024, the new Listing Rules became effective (new UKLR), marking the most significant changes to the regulatory framework in over three decades. As confidence in the IPO market starts to slowly return, this briefing looks at the impact of the changes on property companies that are thinking of listing in London.ESCC or closed-ended investment fund?The new UKLR created a simplified single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies (ESCC), replacing the previous two tier regime of “premium” and “standard” listings. Closed-ended investment...
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    11/11/2024
    United Kingdom

    Failure to prevent fraud offence: “reasonable procedures” guidance published and the countdown begins

    The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (“ECCTA”) makes various changes in the law relating to economic and financial crime.The official Guidance on the new offence of “failure to prevent fraud” (the “Guidance”) has now been published. Companies which have not already put anti-fraud procedures in place now have under 10 months in which to do so.The Failure To Prevent Fraud OffenceIn summary:The new offence will come into force on 1 September 2025.The new offence will apply  to large organisations  to which at least two of the...
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