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ICO says that enforcement action for use of Google Analytics cookies without prior consent is unlikely.

The ICO is to make changes to the information a public authority is required to release proactively in its FOI publication scheme.

A joint report published by the UKIPO and the USPTO concludes that both offices have been making efficient use of each other's work, resulting in an improvement in the quality of patents being granted.

An IPO online survey seeks to assess the effectiveness of design law in the UK.

The International Chamber of Commerce UK has published cookie guidance to help website operators move towards compliance with new consent requirements.

On behalf of SCORE, librarians completed a survey on institutional engagement in OER. The survey is now available to download.  

Guidance has been issued for government departments and other public sector bodies on how to comply with the new cookies regulations.

JISC Legal is contributing to the "Security and the Cloud" session at Networkshop, the technical conference for staff in education and research.

Changes to copyright law could enable access to new knowledge that would otherwise remain undiscovered.

Thirteen UK universities have received awards supporting the management of intellectual property and knowledge exchange.

Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information on its website.

The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.