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Patents - Koninklijke Philips NV. v Asustek Computer Inc. and others

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Philips's Head Office in Amsterdam Author Philips Source Wikipedia Philips   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justices Patten, Floyd and Henderson)    Koninklijke Philips N.V. v Asustek Computer Inc. and others [2019] EWCA Civ 2230 (17 Dec 2019) This was an appeal against three separate but related judgments by Mr Justice Arnold: Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc, and others [2018] EWHC 1224 (Pat) (23 May 2018):  Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc. and others [2018] EWHC 1732 (Pat) (10 July 2018); and  Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computer Inc. and other s [2018] EWHC 1826 (Pat) (19 July 2018). Koninklijke Philips NV ("Philips") is the registered proprietor of the following European patents(UK):  EP1440525 for a radio communication system  ("525"),   EP1685659 for a radio communication system, method of operating a communication system, and a mobile station (""659") and...

Another Data Protection Act! "You're joking! Not another one!" - A Short History of Data Protection Legislation in the UK

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Standard YouTube Licence Jane Lambert The reaction of Brenda from Bristol to Mrs May's announcement of a snap election earlier this year made her an internet star.   There was a similar reaction to the government's introduction of a new Data Protection Bill last week and one can understand why.  Three statutes, one Council regulation and a directive in a little over 30 years for the processing of personal data is quite a lot of legislation - especially for an activity that the United States leaves largely unregulated. The Younger Report  Towards the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, concern was expressed in a number of countries about the power of computers to gather, collate and disseminate personal information. In the UK, such concerns were referred to a committee chaired by Sir Kenneth Younger  that had been appointed to consider privacy.  In its report - the Younger Committee Report on Privacy 1972 (Cmnd 5012) - the committee found no...