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Regulatory investigations and enforcement: Key developments
The past six months have seen a number of key changes in the regulatory investigations and enforcement space.
Do not discriminate: A guiding principle of patent reform
Landslide, American Bar Association
United States | Publication | July 2020
When you think of patent reform, nondiscrimination likely does not spring to mind, and yet “do not discriminate” ought to be a guiding principle. Time and again when legislative or administrative patent reform has been proposed, the ABA-IPL Section has urged nondiscrimination on the basis of the subject matter, field of invention, or field of technology. As the laws advanced, our advocacy has maintained allegiance to this principle.
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Pensions Ombudsman rejects claim for scam compensation when trustees had no duty of due diligence
In a recent determination, the Ombudsman rejected a scheme member’s claim that the trustees should have conducted due diligence on the receiving scheme before making a transfer in in 2014, as there was no duty of care on the trustees at the time of transfer.
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Court of Appeal clarifies rules on compensation for "non-material" damage in data protection breaches
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that proof of disclosure to third parties is not required for data protection law breaches and that individuals’ rights are breached by unlawful “processing” alone.
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