Introduction
The new Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (“GRA”) signifies a major change to the law on betting and gambling in Ireland. Replacing legislation that is nearly 70 years old, the GRA has been described by the Irish government as “historic”.
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Sector-wide Review of the Online Video Content Creation Sector by the French Competition Authority
The French Competition Authority has published Opinion No. 26-A-02 of 18 February 2026, concerning the functioning of competition in the online video content creation sector in France. See the press release
The online video content creation sector is now an
Greenhushing: The Indirect Consequence of the Crackdown on Greenwashing?
The authors wish to thank Joshua Saunders for his contributions to this post.
The term “greenwashing” was first coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986 when criticising the hotel industry’s practice of encouraging guests to re-use towels to “save the environment”.
Result-Oriented Patent Claims Dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6) as being Ineligible
In a precedential opinion analyzing eligibility of software and web-based patents, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a patent infringement complaint in US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC.
The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?
At a Glance:
As proposed, the DNA would bring major changes to the EU’s digital infrastructure and telecom framework. In particular, the EC inter alia proposes to introduce the following:
A copper network switch off by 31 December 2035 (earlier
A Year On from UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
The authors wish to thank Joshua Saunders for his contributions to this post.
In February 2025 we reported on the UK government consultation on potential changes to UK copyright legislation in light of AI, Clock is Ticking for Responses to
Protecting Your Trade Secrets in 2026 to Outlast Your Diet, Your Gym Membership, and Even Your Willpower!
January: the season of fresh starts—when we swear we’ll finally hit the gym, drink more water, and unearth last year’s journal from beneath a mountain of good intentions. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll put down our phones long enough to soak
The Agentic AI Revolution – Managing Legal Risks
Meta’s eye-catching end-of-year acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based developer of AI agents, for a purported value of more than $2 billion[1], reflects a wider sector shift towards the development and deployment of semi-autonomous, outcome-focused, software agents, which are
From Black Forest Ham to Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks: The EU’s New System for the Protection of Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products
On 1 December 2025, the EU’s new legal framework for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products (CIGIs) has become operational with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) opening the application process. Whilst EU-wide GI protection
USPTO Reminds Applicants and Examiners That Declaration Practice Exists for Rejections Under Section 101
Readers will recall that the Deputy Commissioner for Patents issued a memorandum on evaluating patent claims for subject matter eligibility in August, which we blogged about previously. The August 2025 Memorandum noted that a patent application “does not need