5G, IoT AND THE WILD WEST OF PATENT LICENCE LAW
With the dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G networks on the horizon, the world is fast becoming more connected than ever.
Smart devices can be found in households everywhere and it will not be long before ‘smart’ technology becomes fully integrated into everyone’s daily lives.
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In order for the IoT and 5G to properly reach their potential, standardisation needs to occur. A ‘smart’ device can’t very well be labelled as ‘smart’ if it cannot connect to anything other than other products created by the same manufacturer.
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SMALL ROBOT COMPANY
The future of farming, with some robotic help, was on show and in action at the Royal Three Counties Show when Harrison Clark Rickerbys' agriculture and rural affairs team played host to the Small Robot Company; their robot, known as Tom, demonstrated just how new technology can help farming businesses. Read more at www.smallrobotcompany.com |
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GDPR IS ENCOURAGING CYBER AWARENESS
The advent of the GDPR is changing the data security landscape – 80% of UK firms have made changes to their approach to cyber security since the regulation was introduced, according to insurer Hiscox in its third annual Cyber Readiness Report.
The firm surveyed more than 5,400 private and public sector organisations across Europe and in the US – 55% of UK firms faced a cyber attack in the last year, compared with 40% the previous year; overall across the study, 61% of organisations said they had been targeted, with German firms hit the hardest.
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FOR A GLOBAL SOFTWARE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER
Providing software solutions to customers across the world needs the backing of highly skilled legal advice, as contracts and agreements have to be negotiated, drafted and reviewed to keep pace with changing requirements.
Global software and professional services provider CrowdVision called on the skills and experience of Rajeshree Bhojnani to help them to move forward with a key contract, which meant adapting a complex contract base provided by their customer. Read more |
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MAJOR IT PROJECT RESCUED FROM BRINK WITH DISPUTE RESOLUTION
The development of integrated corporate IT systems, handling millions of clients’ data can be fraught with problems, as dispute resolution expert Philip Hooley found when dealing with one of the world’s leading IT suppliers. The company was taken on by a firm which had been tasked with renewing a major utility company’s customer relationship management (CRM) systems. The large and complex task was complicated further by the utility company’s desire to ensure that the system was robust and flexible enough to support other utilities in the same way. Read more |
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TeCSA LOW VALUE DISPUTES (LVD) ADJUDICTION SERVICE
Making adjudication more accessible so that low-value disputes can be resolved quickly and economically, the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association (TeCSA) has launched a fee-capped low value dispute (LVD) adjudication service, for construction sector companies who are owed money.
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