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Posted on January 20, 2012 14:27
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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Posted on January 12, 2012 13:33
The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.
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Posted on December 14, 2011 15:13
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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Posted on November 25, 2011 21:39
Find out what your institution should be doing about its use of cookies in the JISC Legal article entitled "Cookies - Six months Until Enforcement".
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Posted on November 25, 2011 17:07
The law has changed that applies to how cookies are used by websites.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 10:30
New tools being developed will shield personal data and reveal when sites do not respect privacy requests.
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Posted on September 27, 2011 09:25
New IP guidance to enable businesses to protect their own IP and to respect the IP of others has been launched.
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Posted on September 01, 2011 15:38
A user's consent is required before it is lawful to store and access information on their computer.
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Posted on August 03, 2011 10:25
Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.
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Posted on July 26, 2011 16:19
Member of staff failed to realise they had made an error while carrying out work on the University’s IT system.
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Posted on June 16, 2011 16:45
A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.
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Posted on June 14, 2011 14:29
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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Posted on June 03, 2011 11:31
We are pleased to announce the launch of JISC Legal Plus - a new staff development service bringing JISC Legal's expertise to your institution at competitive prices... (cont'd)
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Posted on June 01, 2011 11:18
Peer To Patent is an online system that aims to improve the quality of issued patents.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 09:38
The European Commission has launched a consultation on cloud computing. This will feed into the European cloud computing strategy due to be presented in 2012.
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Posted on May 12, 2011 13:31
Users of online photo-sharing service may have unwittingly signed away the rights to their own images.
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Posted on April 27, 2011 10:41
Fines of up to £500,000 for the most serious incidents of sending unwanted emails.
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Posted on March 29, 2011 11:12
Cloud computing and data protection, new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
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Posted on March 24, 2011 09:33
The Budget supporting papers have indicated various proposed actions including a new Communications Act and proposals relating to intellectual property.
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Posted on March 08, 2011 11:51
New law gives individuals more control over what information organisations can store on their computer.
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Posted on February 28, 2011 08:30
The IPO newsletter includes links to IP related stories which have featured in the news in the last month, and an article on IP and website design.
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Posted on February 01, 2011 13:23
The University of the West of England is running a full day conference on Cloud Computing at its Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol.
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Posted on January 26, 2011 14:13
The Cloud Industry Forum has launched a Code of Practice for cloud service providers.
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Posted on January 25, 2011 09:19
The Risk Management Calculator will help gauge the risks associated with publishing open educational materials.
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Posted on January 18, 2011 15:40
Facebook is to make changes to ensure that users only share information when they intend to do so.
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Posted on December 16, 2010 14:40
Competition to improve how institutions conduct research and manage intellectual property rights.
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Posted on December 14, 2010 11:06
ICO has ordered the disclosure of information relating to BBC contracts.
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Posted on December 01, 2010 10:06
A consultation in respect of two specific changes to RIPA is being run by the Home Office.
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Posted on November 23, 2010 09:56
A recent High Court case has clarified the liabilities with regard to online publishing.
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Posted on November 19, 2010 14:26
Causing "substantial damage or distress to individuals" by processing their personal data unfairly is likely to result in a fine.
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Posted on November 05, 2010 16:06
A recent official announcement by David Cameron states UK intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to make them “fit for the internet age”.
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Posted on September 28, 2010 09:58
Service providers only become liable once told of specific infringing content and fail to act.
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Posted on September 14, 2010 14:54
The Government has outlined how the cost of tackling online copyright infringement is to be met.
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Posted on September 07, 2010 10:55
Google to pay $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a privacy violation lawsuit concerning its Buzz social network.
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Posted on September 03, 2010 10:25
The recent case of Zurich Insurance receiving a £2.275 million fine for loss of personal data highlights the risks involved in managing data transfer when outsourcing IT services.
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Posted on September 01, 2010 09:37
Online marketing and advertisments will, from 1 March 2011, be subject to the same strict advertising rules as traditional media.
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Posted on August 31, 2010 14:38
A conference exploring how to exploit intangible assets through using the intellectual property system efficiently and effectively.
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Posted on August 31, 2010 09:33
This website, which is maintained by the Intellectual Property Office provides guidance on intangible assets and how to manage these assets and create value from them - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ian.htm.
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Posted on August 24, 2010 10:11
A research programme into intellectual property and its value to the British economy has been unveiled.
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Posted on August 20, 2010 10:08
Guidance for public sector organisationsaims to make current equality law more consistent, clearer and easier to follow in order to make society fairer.
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Posted on June 29, 2010 16:07
The European Commission will pursue a case against the UK Government if it does not strengthen the Information Commissioner's powers.
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Posted on June 24, 2010 15:24
The Viacom v Google case highlights the need for institutions to have ‘take down’ procedures in place.
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Posted on March 05, 2010 15:55
A surprise amendment forced through for controversial clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill could lead to entire sites being forced offline if it becomes law.
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Posted on January 27, 2010 16:16
The Scottish Information Commissioner publishes new guidance for making and handling FOI requests.
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Posted on September 22, 2009 09:30
Guidance for UK university libraries on the legal implications of providing catalogue records for re-use in Web applications.
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Posted on August 04, 2009 10:47
A series of emails and phone calls did not establish a contract, the Court of Appeal has held in University of Plymouth accommodation case.
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Posted on July 30, 2009 12:10
A high visibilty disclaimer may help avoid liability for mistakes on a website.
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Posted on June 12, 2009 15:12
The ICO has published privacy notice codes of practice.
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Posted on June 08, 2009 14:44
Phishing emails are targeting the academic community.
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Posted on July 12, 2007 13:03
If a college or university delivers any Business and Community Engagement activities online, the institution must make sure that its website and processes comply with the e-commerce rules. This guide gives an overview of these rules.
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