ArticleEuropean Parliament Formally Approves EU/UK Trade And Cooperation Agreement (TCA)On 28 April 2021 the EU Parliament formally consented to the TCA by 660 votes in favour with five against and 32 abstentions. European UnionGovernment, Public SectorWiggin
ArticleEuropean Commission Proposes Joint Cyber Unit To Step Up Response To Large-scale Security IncidentsThe Commission has published a Recommendation setting out its vision to build a new Joint Cyber Unit to tackle the rising number of serious cyber incidents impacting public services, ...European UnionTechnologyWiggin
ArticleEuropean Patent Office Consults On EPC And PCT-EPO Guidelines 2021The EPO has launched a public user consultation on its Guidelines 2021, which have entered into force on 1 March 2021.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyWiggin
ArticleInternational Council For Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) Adopts Charter To Strengthen Advertising Self-regulation GloballyThe ASA says that self-regulatory organisations in ICAS' membership already uphold high standards in advertising in their market...United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Consults On Proposals For The Regulation Of Advertising On Video Sharing Platforms (VSPs)Last year, Ofcom was given new powers, under the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations amending the Communications Act 2003, to regulate VSPs established in the UK.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Launches Full Competition Assessment Into BBC's Proposal To Launch BBC Three As A TV ChannelOfcom's job, as required by the Charter and Agreement, is to ensure that any change the BBC wishes to make to its publicly funded TV, radio and online services does not give it an unfair advantage over rival broadcasters.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Publishes Further Recommendations On How To Make On-demand Services Accessible To People With Hearing And Sight ImpairmentsOn-demand services are increasingly popular, but they often do not provide features such as subtitles, audio description and signing, known as "access services". United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleInformation Commissioner's Office Approves The First UK EIDAS Regulations Qualified Trust Service ProviderThe ICO has approved GlobalSign as the UK's first qualified trust service provider (QTSP) under the UK eIDAS Regulations 2019.United KingdomPrivacyWiggin
ArticleInformation Commissioner's Office Publishes New Toolkit To Help Organisations Using Artificial Intelligence To Process Personal DataIn a blog post published on 20 July 2021 Alister Pearson, the ICO's Senior Policy Officer – Technology, introduced a new beta version of the ICO's AI and Data Protection Risk Toolkit. United KingdomPrivacyWiggin
ArticleGovernment Publishes Response To Its Call For Views On Artificial Intelligence And Intellectual PropertyIt also received a number of responses from academics and interested members of the public.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyWiggin
ArticleIncentives to Redevelop Brownfield Properties Through Programs of the Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment AuthorityThe Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority has several programs to help developers and municipalities overcome barriers to Brownfields development. This article features two of these programs, those for Brownfields Assessment Grants and Grants for Brownfields Redevelopment.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWiggin and Dana LLP
ArticleBPI Responds To DCMS Select Committee Report On "Economics Of Music Streaming"Following publication of the DCMS Select Committee report on the "Economics of music streaming", Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of the BPI...United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Completes First Round Of Small-scale DAB Licence AwardsSmall-scale DAB is an innovative technology which provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Consults On Annual Licence Fees For 2100 MHz Spectrum LicencesOfcom has published the proposed annual licence fees for spectrum licences in the 2100 MHz band. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Consults On Proposed Openreach Fibre-To-The-Premises (FTTP) Pricing OfferOfcom has published a consultation on a new FTTP pricing offer that Openreach intends to introduce from 1 October 2021.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleOfcom Consults On Review Of How It Regulates The BBCOfcom is required to produce a "Periodic Review" of the BBC at the mid-point of the current BBC Charter period. This will form the basis of Ofcom's advice to the Government for its own mid-term Charter review. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticlePRS For Music Welcomes The DCMS Committee's Report Into The "Economics Of Music Streaming"PRS for Music has issued a statement in response to the DCMS Committee's publication of its report: "Economics of music streaming", in which MPs called for a "complete reset" to fairly reward performers and creators.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiggin
ArticleInformation Commissioner's Office Reports On Feedback Received In Relation To Its "Explaining Decisions Made With AI" GuidanceThe ICO has published a blog piece reflecting on the first year since publication of the guidance.United KingdomTechnologyWiggin
ArticleFederal Circuit Decision: When A Typo Costs A Patent Its Priority DateA small drafting mistake can have major consequences in patent law. That was the lesson from Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., where the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that Enanta’s patent...United StatesIntellectual PropertyWiggin and Dana LLP
ArticleClark v. Sweeney (No. 25.-52)In Clark v. Sweeney (No. 25.-52), a unanimous Court chastised the Fourth Circuit for straying from the principle of party presentation in ordering a new trial for a habeas petitioner on grounds he hadn't raised in his appeal.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWiggin and Dana LLP