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THE NEW THINGS: PROPERTY RIGHTS IN DIGITAL FILES?
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper looks at the property status of digital files, such as electronic documents, under English law. We argue that, while mere information is rightly not considered property, ... -
The Inventive Step Requirement and the Rise of the AI Machines
This Chapter investigates the future of the inventive-step requirements for patents as Artificial Intelligence becomes a more common tool of invention making processes . While the statutory language on inventive-step may ... -
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the European Patent System
(Sweet and Maxwell, 2022-03-25)Discusses how vaccine development during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the patent regime's shortcomings and inflexibility in ensuring the fair and just allocation of resources. Suggests improvements to the EU patent ... -
Negotiating Trade in Services with China from the Uruguayan Perspective
<jats:p>We focus on trade in services, and we aim at assessing the concessions made by China when negotiating trade agreements. Additionally, we shed light on the opportunities that Uruguay may have in exporting services ... -
60 YEARS OF HARMONISATION INITIATIVES ON CORPORATE TAXATION
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Access to CRISPR Genome Editing Technologies: Patents, Human Rights and the Public Interest
(Springer Nature AG, 2021-10-06)This open access book is the outcome of a Global Forum on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines held in December 2019 at the Max Planck Instititute in Munich, organised by the South Centre and the Max ... -
SOLVING THE POSSESSION PROBLEM: AN EXAMINATION OF THE LAW COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL ON ELECTRONIC TRADE DOCUMENTS
This article examines the provisional proposals on electronic trade documents published by the Law Commission of England and Wales, focussing on the electronic bill of lading as a case study of the proposed reforms. It ... -
Multilateral Principles in a Bilateral World Mandatory or Consensual Multilateralism in International Investment Law?
(Brill, 2021-10-23)Multilateralism in international investment law is a multifaceted concept with a complex and eventful history. Multilateralism is a paradigm for international investment relations and is also present in the caselaw of ... -
National Security as a Public Interest Consideration in UK Merger Control
(2021-06-01)The article will discuss the boundaries of UK merger control set by national security concerns against the background of public interest considerations in the decisional practice of the competent authorities. The article ... -
Two Constitutional Cultures, Technological Enforcement and User Creativity: the Impending Collapse of the EU Copyright Regime?
(Max-Planck-Institut für Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht, 2022-01-02)In Pelham, the Court of Justice and the German Federal Constitutional Court reached diametrically opposing conclusions on the relevance of freedom of art in copyright law. The different stances a speculative prediction – ... -
Negotiating FRAND-encumbered patent licences
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Going it alone? UK cybersecurity regulation post-Brexit
(2021-04-14)
