De-risk as You Democratize: Accelerating Innovation and Ensuring AI Act Readiness in 2025
In the few short years since I wrote an article for the International In-House Counsel Journal advocating for the stronger integration of technology into the strategic planning of in-house legal...Read more
Dirk Naumann
Executive Vice President of Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance, and Chief Legal Officer , Orange Business, International
Forging new roles and processes in Ethics and Compliance
Ethics and Compliance tasks at companies are often channelled through a compliance officer and a centralized compliance team. However, more and more activities are arising that fall in the Ethics...Read more
Marie-laure Pedamon
Compliance Director - EMEA Due Diligence and Hospitality Corporate Legal and Compliance Organization, Nokia Corporation, France
Cellular Standards in the IoT: A Brief Practical Guide for Licensing Negotiations
Global cellular standards (e.g., 4G/LTE and 5G/NR) are a key driver of the advancing digital transformation of the economy and society. In recent decades, open standardization in the telecommunications field...Read more
Spyros Makris
IPR Policy Manager, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
The Lords of the Ringtones: will one king rule the technology standards of the future?
In early 2006, I was pulled into a battle, which became but one in a whole series of battles that have since become referred to as the “Smartphone Wars” –...Read more
Adrian Howes
Head of IP and Standards, IP Policy and Advocacy, Nokia Corporation, UK
EU Towercos or Making the Utmost Value of Current Infrastructures: Eventual Competition Concerns
The main priority of the EU Digital Agenda is to transform Europe into an attractive, secure and dynamic digital economy with clear and fair rules, while investing in next...Read more
Xanthi Bitzidou
Senior Lawyer, E.E.T.T, Greece
In the Era of COVID-19 and Data Protection, the Unavoidable Need for BYOD Policy
Sometime in 2018, the Nigerian Information Technology and Development Agency issued the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), which took effect in 2019. The NDPR mirrors the provisions of the General...Read more
Francis Aloh
Specialist, Legal Services, 9mobile, Nigeria
In the Era of COVID-19 and Data Protection, the Unavoidable Need for BYOD Policy Testing
Sometime in 2018, the Nigerian Information Technology and Development Agency issued the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), which took effect in 2019. The NDPR mirrors the provisions of the General...Read more
The recent proposals for a reform of the German patent act:
A true ‘modernisation’ of the patent system?
The ‘modernisation’ of the patent law has dominated the debates around intellectual property in Germany in recent times. The need for changes to the current system has been controversially discussed...Read more
Spyros Makris
IPR Policy Manager, Ericsson GmbH, Germany
Can Structural Separation be Imposed Under the UK’s Competition and Telecoms Regulatory Framework?
Competition and regulatory authorities’ tool-kit generally includes the power to break up firms. However the evidence that customers benefit from separation is not always clear. In the telecoms industry...Read more
Beatrice Roxburgh
Senior Tutor, The University of Law, UK
Unintended Consequences and Australia’s Assistance and Access Act 2018 – Is Australia Creating a Technology Based Human Rights Problem?
The Australian Parliament recently passed, and is in the process of subsequently debating the passage of legislation that appears to erode certain human rights, including the right to privacy. The...Read more
Melanie Hutchinson
Legal Counsel, Telstra Corporation, Australia