US has another stab at patent reform
American Invents Act not up to the job, say legal commentators
The US is to make another concerted effort to reform its patent system later this year when the America Invents Act (AIA) arrives on the desk of President Obama. The AIA is the culmination of ten years...
Legislation and Regulation
Disguised remuneration schemes - don't let bad advice damage your business
Nathan Talbott, of Wright Hassall's Tax and Financial Services Litigation team, explains what individuals and organisations should do if they suspect they've had poor advice around tax rules for remuneration schemes
Using cloud? Watch out for the regulators, warns Pinsent Masons
Simon Colvin, global head of technology, Media & Telecommunications, at law firm Pinsent Masons explains what cloud providers and customers need to watch out for as regulators step up their stringency
Google facing new US antitrust investigation led by more than 30 US state attorneys general
New antitrust investigation into Google expected to be launched on Monday
The Brave complaint and the ICO Update report into adtech and real time bidding
James Castro-Edwards, partner at Wedlake Bell LLP, looks at the ongoing complaint raised by the operators of the Brave browser against Google's alleged data protection violations
Five Chinese supercomputer firms placed on US blacklist, including AMD partner Higon
Concern over potential military applications of supercomputers behind the ban, US Government says