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Watch this space: new EU Regulation seeks to clean up the internet

The EU Digital Services Act ("DSA") came into force on 16 November 2022. Imposing specific obligations on internet intermediaries, the DSA has the aim of protecting users' fundamental online rights, streamlining the removal of illegal content, and improving online accountability.

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Success for Hermès in trade mark infringement action over artist's MetaBirkins NFTs

In the hotly anticipated decision on the application of trade mark law in relation to NFTs, a US jury concluded that the creator of Metabirkins is liable for trade mark infringement and dilution, and cybersquatting for the MetaBirkins NFTs, and is also not protected by the First Amendment free speech protections that encompasses freedom of artistic expression.

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Retained EU Law Bill: Implications for Intellectual Property

The UK Intellectual Property Office has published guidance on the implications of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill for IP, along with a list of the (currently) 70 IP laws that it has identified as being in scope as retained EU law.

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The particular power of termination for convenience clauses

The wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting government restrictions had a dramatic impact on contractual operations around the world, causing many parties to consider whether it was possible to undo bargains which had become uneconomic or redundant. While some parties turned to force majeure provisions or sought to rely on the doctrine of frustration, the English Commercial Court's recent decision in Optimares SpA v Qatar Airways [2022] EWHC 2461 (Comm) demonstrates the particular power and utility of a termination for convenience clause.

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