The Technology Platform

Mishcon de Reya advises Wayve on landmark $1.05 billion Series C funding round

Mishcon de Reya recently advised self-driving car technology startup Wayve on its $1.05 billion Series C investment round. This round was spearheaded by SoftBank Group and saw contributions from new investor NVIDIA, as well as continued support from existing investor Microsoft.

UPC appeal ruling clarifies language change framework

Conor McLaughlin and Nina O'Sullivan have written an article for Law360 analysing the approach of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in relation to requests to change the language of the proceedings before the Court of First Instance.

Ambush marketing: Playing by the rules

Brands are gearing up for a golden opportunity to engage with massive audiences during the UEFA European Football Championships in Germany and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. In this article, we dissect the legal risks and provide guidance for brands to safely engage with the excitement of the upcoming sporting events.

The rise and risks of tech abuse

While many people consider their smartphones, health trackers and Netflix accounts essential to modern life, it's less commonly understood how easily technology can be used by perpetrators of abuse to control their victims.

The rise of deep fakes and UHNW families: Emma Woollcott for Tatler

Mishcon de Reya supports ekko in securing $2.5 million funding round

Mishcon de Reya has supported the $2.5 million funding round for London-based climate fintech, ekko. The round, led by Fuel Ventures and supported by Sorven and existing investors, will enable ekko to continue its work in integrating sustainability into financial services, allowing banks, fintechs, and payment providers to include planet-positive impacts in their products.

BRPs no more from 2025: Home Office announces further detail on the transition to digital status

Following a long wait, the Home Office has finally released further details on the transition to eVisas. This forms part of the Home Office's overall strategy to develop a fully digital immigration system.

Profluent's OpenCRISPR-1: open sequence licensing in the life sciences industry

On 22 April 2024, Profluent Bio Inc., an AI-first protein design company based in Berkeley, California, published a blog post entitled "Editing the Human Genome with AI", announcing the debut of its OpenCRISPR™ initiative, which will make publicly available gene editing tools comprising novel CRISPR-Cas9-like proteins not found in nature.

UPC Court of Appeal issues important decision on language of proceedings

The Court of Appeal has set out the factors to be considered when deciding on a request to change the language of UPC proceedings. In this significant decision in the case of 10x Genomics v Curio Bioscience, the Court of Appeal agreed with Curio Bioscience that the language of the proceedings before the Düsseldorf Local Division should be changed from German to English.

IP Annual Review 2024: Trade marks, copyright and designs

Mishcon's IP Annual Review, held in our offices on 14 March 2024, offered an in-depth analysis of the current state and future direction of trade marks, copyright, and designs.

New connectable products regime: Enforcement update

We recently reported that the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTIA) is due to come into force on 29 April 2024. Part 1 of the PSTIA aims to protect consumers from unsafe connectable products entering the UK market by requiring compliance with minimum security requirements for products that may pose a cyber security risk.