The Technology Platform

Welcome to our August 2026 Unified Patent Court update. With the UPC recently passing its third anniversary, in this edition we report on a series of significant Court of Appeal and Local Division decisions addressing: the availability of provisional measures, including the urgency requirement and the treatment of late-stage applications; jurisdictional reach, covering both the UPC's "long-arm" jurisdiction over non-UPC territories and the limits of that reach; and procedural aspects, including the scope of evidence production orders, security for costs for SME claimants, access to pleadings by third parties, opt-outs and calculation of court fees on appeal.

Discover what the EU AI Act's transparency rules mean for advertising, deepfakes, and why UK brands must prepare for new labelling and compliance standards.

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has now published a final version of its legal statement on liability for AI harms, following a public consultation earlier this year.

The UK Supreme Court has allowed Tesla's appeal in its dispute with InterDigital and Avanci, holding that there is a serious issue to be tried on whether the FRAND obligation applies to SEP owners licensing through pools or platforms, and overturning the decisions of both Fancourt J and the majority of the Court of Appeal.

This article provides an update on recent developments in cybersecurity and operational resilience regulation in both the UK and the EU, covering new incident reporting rules, the first annual report on UK FCA/PRA operational resilience rules, the first annual report on major ICT-related incidents under DORA, and useful insights gleaned from these reports.

Mishcon de Reya has advised legal technology company Ayora on its sale to BigHand.

Mishcon de Reya has advised Pixel-Flo Ltd on its £5.25 million seed funding round, led by Northern Gritstone with additional investment from SCVC, the Parkwalk Northern Universities Venture Fund and HTGF.

The European Commission has published the final version of its Guidelines on the transparency obligations under the EU AI Act, which largely apply from 2 August 2026. This contains a number of important clarifications and updates compared to the draft version issued in May.

Anthropic supports open AI models where risks are limited, but proposes tighter chip export controls, action against large-scale model copying and mandatory safety testing for sufficiently powerful models.

The Digital Services Act (DSA), which entered into force on 16 November 2022, has effected a significant overhaul of the regulatory regime governing online services in the EU. By imposing stricter obligations on online platforms and intermediaries, the DSA aims to address the challenges posed by the growth of the digital economy, specifically in relation to illegal and harmful content. Recent decisions by the European Commission to fine Temu and AliExpress for breaching their risk assessment obligations under the DSA highlight the growing burden placed on digital platforms to reduce the risk of illegal content online, and the Commission's scrutiny of such assessments under the legislative framework. With dupe culture on the rise and counterfeit goods increasingly accessible globally, this article examines the DSA and its value as an enforcement tool for IP rights holders.