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UK government sets out Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act: implementation timetable update

We previously reported on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act when it received Royal Assent earlier this year with a focus on the consumer law implications for software and digital content providers. On 9 September 2024 the Department for Business and Trade issued a statement setting out the Government's plans for implementation of the Act's five Parts between now and spring 2026. This will be a phased implementation incorporating continuing consultation with businesses and consumers intended to allow those affected enough time to prepare.

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Data centres as critical national infrastructure: a new era for digital resilience

So much of our lives depend on digital services. The Government's decision to designate Data Centres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) is therefore a welcome step. The change effectively codifies what was already a widely held assumption, even among the general public, regarding the importance of data centres.

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UPC Update: September 2024

Since we published our last UPC update, the Court has remained busy issuing a number of procedural and substantive decisions.

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Refurbished AGAs raise issues relating to trade mark and copyright infringement

A recent decision in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has provided guidance as to the steps that a reseller of refurbished products can legitimately take in its acts of refurbishment/conversion and also when marketing those products, as well as to the interplay between copyright and design law.

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UPC Update: July 2024

Last month, we published our overview of the UPC's first year. With the Court having passed the significant landmark of its first anniversary, it has now reached the milestone of issuing its first substantive decisions on both patent infringement and validity.

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