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Many of us have heard about people resigning "in the heat of the moment".
Artificial intelligence cannot be legally named as an inventor to secure patent rights, the UK supreme court has ruled.
Apple has been forced to stop selling the Apple Watch in the US this week after a landmark lawsuit claimed the tech giant stole technology that…
The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act was passed in late October after years of public consultation on tackling economic crime, spurred on by Russia’s…
The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo’s figurative trade mark consisting of an image…
With the festive season fast approaching, many employers have already finalised their plans for a staff party. Others may prefer a more spontaneous approach.
Rather than remove copyrighted material from ChatGPT’s training dataset, the chatbot’s creator is offering to cover its clients’ legal costs for copyright infringement suits.
The American taste for litigation is spreading beyond its borders, and it is coming for British small businesses next - this is the key finding of…
TikTok are involved in yet another data breach fine following a £12.7 million fine by the UK for illegally processing the data of 1.4m children under…
In an ever-evolving business landscape, the welfare of employees continues to be at the forefront of responsible leadership.
Outsourcing specialist, AdvanceTrack, has won a landmark two-year High Court case against one of its direct competitors, GI Outsourcing, after the latter used its brand unlawfully…
It was Benjamin Franklin who once said “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
For a founder or seller, the sale of a SME business will be one of their key life events. For a buyer it can be a…
Mounting Employment Tribunal backlogs are causing major delays in dealing with ongoing claims, leading to additional pressures for businesses and claimants, according to a leading employment…