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This article summarizes the legislative framework for the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in Spain.

Brief guidance on registering a copyright under Mexican intellectual property law.

While market research firms consistently predict spectacular growth in year-on-year spend on cloud-based technology, intellectual property issues in the cloud continue to be one of the "cloudiest" legal areas for customers and suppliers alike. In this alert the authors identify some of the possible IP hot spots (with a particular focus on UK copyright issues), and offer suggestions to mitigate risk in what is a very rapidly evolving area of law.

Privacy law in Australia exists through a two- tiered system of legislation – Federal and State/Territory. The Federal legislation, the Privacy Act 1988 and the combination of its National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles apply across the entire Australian jurisdiction. The States/Territories also have their own legislation, which apply both to public and private bodies, though the exact application differs between the two types of bodies. Read this article to learn more.

In this edition, we report on the High Court’s decision in the ACCC v TPG case, in which TPG’s advertisements were ultimately held to be misleading and deceptive and the original $2 million penalty was reinstated. Another significant development this quarter was the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Final Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy, which recommends the introduction of a flexible “fair use” exception to copyright infringement.

Software License Agreement (Germany)

Two of the globally significant patent-related events during the past year occurred in Europe and the United States, respectively.

This guide provides an overview of patent enforcement proceedings in Mexico.

Patent enforcement proceedings in Nigeria

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally
identifiable information (PII).