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UPC update: October 2024

Welcome to our latest update on developments at the Unified Patent Court (UPC). In this edition, we report on a number of developments in relation to preliminary injunctions, as well as the Court's first decisions in the context of standard essential patents and FRAND.

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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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