The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee today published a report which concludes that the draft agreement on the European Unified Patent Court is likely to hinder rather than help the enforcement of patents within the European Union.

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JISC infoNet has published research on the true cost to an HE institution of processing an FOI request.

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A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on social networking site, Twitter, has been sentenced to 56 days imprisonment.  

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A former cricketer has been awarded damages of £90,000 plus legal costs by the High Court, in England, after suing over a defamatory tweet alleging that he was involved in match-fixing.  

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The High Court recently ruled that the search giant Google wasn’t responsible for defamatory material posted on its blogging site. 

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BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal over controversial measures to tackle copyright infringement online - a decision welcomed by rights holders.

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The Intellectual Property Office is looking for input on the new small patent claims procedures proposals, which have been designed to simplify and speed up the process.

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A consultation has been announced to gather evidence on proposals to widen copyright exceptions including private copying, non-commercial research and library archiving.

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The High Court states that even where private individuals are expressing their own views online the requirements of lawful processing in the DPA can apply.

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New tools being developed will shield personal data and reveal when sites do not respect privacy requests.

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Last chance to book for an exciting opportunity for those interested in dealing with dispute resolution in higher education.

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IDRAS is holding a training day for anyone involved in managing or undertaking grievances, appeals, investigations or inquiries. The day will cover both principles and practice.

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ACAS guide offers practical tips on the impact of social networking on discipline and grievances, bullying, defamation, data protection and privacy.

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A free patent service has been launched by the Intellectual Property Office.

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Online defamation cases in England and Wales have more than doubled in the last year.

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Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.

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A single European patent looks ever more likely as agreement is reached on the detail of a unitary patent.

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A new law that comes into force today (14 June 2011) in England and Wales will make it easier to protect patent and design rights.

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Institutions who share data might be interested in the ICO's latest publication.  They have published a statutory code of practice on data sharing by public sector bodies, businesses and other organisations.

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The draft Bill aims to strike the right balance between protection of freedom of speech and protection of reputation and includes new statutory defences and is open for consultation until 10 June 2011.

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