Technology firm's plug-in and app patent claims invalid, US court rules

Technology A US technology company that claimed major internet companies owed it hundreds of millions of dollars for infringing its patents rights has had its cases against the companies cancelled after a US court ruled its patents are invalid. 10 Feb 2012

Topics

Microsoft states commitment to FRAND licensing of standard essential patents

Technology Microsoft has promised to always licence standard essential patents to rivals on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. 10 Feb 2012

Topics

Out-Law Guides

RSS: the legal issues

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in April 2008. To most people, RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication'. It is growing in popularity. It is a means of sharing content – usually...
AJAX: the legal issues

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in July 2008. AJAX is short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It makes web pages more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the...
Website compliance: 10 tips

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2008. Every organisation is obliged to ensure that its website complies with what seems to be a never-ending volume of legislation....
Web design (checklist)

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008. Have you ascertained the notices and disclaimers that you need to include? Have you incorporated your terms and conditions? (S...
Information required in a web development deal (checklist)

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in September 2007. Is there to be a complete fixed specification at the beginning of the development or is there to be modular development? Is the...
Software development contracts

This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in February 2008. Where a business needs bespoke software solutions, the rights and obligations of a software developer and of the business (the...

More guides

Digitally altered photographs can qualify for copyright protection, UK court rules

Photographs that are digitally manipulated using imaging software can be original enough to qualify for copyright protection, the Patents County Court has ruled. 19 Jan 2012

Topics

Public should be informed whenever phone-tracking technology is used, says expert

Technology The public should be informed when a building or facility operator uses systems to track the location and movements of mobile phones, a data privacy expert has said. 09 Jan 2012

Topics

Computer program that copied the functions of another did not infringe copyright, ECJ advisor says 01 Dec 2011
Government increases tax relief for start-up investors 29 Nov 2011
Content mining copyright exemption would harm UK business, publishers claim 22 Nov 2011
Apple wins battle to restrict how its operating systems are sold 30 Sep 2011
Phone location data is collected by Microsoft without permission, researcher claims 02 Sep 2011
Public body data to be more accessible, Government says 04 Aug 2011

Out-Law Guides

Sign up for newsletter