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Forging collaborations: the power of commercial agreements
Posted: 17/12/2024
Although not strictly intellectual property rights, trade secrets and other confidential information are an important means by which early-stage companies can gain a competitive advantage. Confidential information is protected without further formality by an enforceable equitable duty of confidence, but are more commonly protected by......>>
Sustainable practices in life sciences: meeting ESG standards
Posted: 12/12/2024
In November, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched the ISO ESG Implementation Principles (IWA 48) at the 2024 COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference. Nearly 2,000 experts from standards organisations around the globe collaborated on these principles, to define and examine each aspect of environmental, social......>>
Clinical trials and AI – legal challenges and pitfalls: Penningtons Manches Cooper’s inaugural life sciences conference
Posted: 12/12/2024
The life sciences sector group at Penningtons Manches Cooper chose the topic of AI for its inaugural life sciences conference, given its relevance to all life sciences companies wishing to put their products into clinical trials, both now and in the future. The conference began with its keynote, ‘Unlocking Potential - Using AI in Clinical Research’......>>
Updates to the ABPI code 2024 – what you need to know
Posted: 06/12/2024
The much awaited 2024 edition of the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry came into effect on 1 October 2024 following the conclusion of the public consultation period. It replaces the previous version from 2021, and promises to increase the standards expected of pharmaceutical......>>
In pursuit of Grail – recent changes in European merger control
Posted: 08/11/2024
The curtain has fallen on the final act of the long-running drama of the attempted acquisition of Grail by Illumina. To recap: Illumina, the leading player for next-generation DNA sequencing systems with an 80% global market share, had acquired Grail in 2021. Five years previously, Grail had actually been spun out from Illumina as a start-up......>>
The lapse of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Posted: 04/07/2024
Following the announcement of the general election, the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill has been one of the legislative casualties that was unable to be passed during the ‘wash-up period’. However, given that it enjoyed broad parliamentary support and was nearing the end of the legislative process, it may be reintroduced......>>
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act receives royal assent
Posted: 18/06/2024
The long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act) received royal assent on 24 May 2024, as part of the wash-up process following Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a snap UK general election on 4 July 2024. The DMCC Act has been over a year in the making, with the bill originally introduced to Parliament in April 2023......>>
EU AI Act – and a UK AI Regulation Bill?
Posted: 15/12/2023
AI legislation has been much in the news, with the European Parliament and Council of the EU reaching long-awaited political agreement on the proposed European Union Artificial Intelligence Act on Friday 8 December. The last few weeks also saw the UK Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill being introduced as a Private Members’ Bill......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper appointed as legal advisor to Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
Posted: 28/11/2023
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Birmingham and Oxford offices have been appointed as legal advisors to the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), a new R&D agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs to benefit everyone.......>>
Associated Press and Open AI: the first news-sharing and technology partnership
Posted: 26/10/2023
The two-year partnership between the Associated Press (AP) and OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, is one that has the potential to influence the way developers access and exploit valuable data sets to train AI. Whilst some of the key details of the deal have not been disclosed, including the commercial terms, what has been shared is that......>>

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