The Technology Platform

AI cannot be an 'inventor' but is reform on the horizon?

In the wake of the UKIPO's recent call for views on how the UK's IP framework caters for the development and wider use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ongoing wider policy debate at a global level, the UK Patents Court has decided that AI systems cannot, as things currently stand within the scope of UK patent legislation, be acknowledged as an inventor.

Sharing user-generated videos? New obligations on video-sharing platforms

Last year, we reported on the European Parliament's approval of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (revised AVMSD), which extends the scope of regulation to cover video-sharing platforms (VSPs) (the existing rules only cover traditional TV broadcasters and video-on-demand services).

Government responds to transparency in supply chains consultation

The Government has recently published its response to last year's consultation on transparency in supply chains.

Propertyshe Perspectives: the workplace of the future

In the latest Property Week blog, Susan Freeman considers the ‘workplace of the future’ and discusses Google's commitment to the London office market by taking additional office space close to its £1 billion new headquarters in King’s Cross and an extension of their lease at Central St Giles.

Fitness and Health Tech: Rise of the wearables

Loot box consultation: is gambling regulation inevitable?

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation on loot boxes in video games, to investigate:

Innovation in the Recruitment Sector with LaunchPad acquisition by OutMatch

Mishcon de Reya have advised the shareholders of recruitment automation platform, LaunchPad, on its sale to SaaS talent intelligence platform Outmatch.

Can the UK Government stop Nvidia buying ARM?

US Firm Nvidia has announced it is looking to acquire UK company ARM for $40bn from current Japanese owners SoftBank Corp.

Mishcon de Reya announces M:Tech 2020 cohort

Anne Rose and Sian Harding published by the Society for Computers and Law (SCL)

Anne Rose and Sian Harding have had an article published by the Society for Computers and Law following the release this week of new guidance on blockchain law and regulation by Tech London Advocates' Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Group and The Law Society.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey discusses innovation in payments

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, recently discussed innovation in payments at a virtual event hosted by the Brookings Institution. His wide-ranging speech explored cryptoassets, e-money, stablecoins, and the need for international standards to effectively govern these developments.