This fact sheet gives an overview of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Detailing current priorities, thematic research areas and strategies. It aims to help academics understand what the AHRC wants to achieve. This will enable staff to show how their funding applications help the AHRC deliver thier targets.
Please see attached a short Note relating to the short appeal heard in the UK Supreme Court recently. The case concerned unauthorised use of trade secrets related to a patent. This case will be explored further in later blogs.
Wider Outlook May Edition 2013
Welcome to the May edition of Wider Outlook produced by the External Projects Team in Enterprise and Commercial Development. . The team have chosen policy as the key focus for this month’s newsletter, you will find plenty of new initiatives and policy links and some interesting news on patents and RCUK open access review.
This edition we also have some fascinating articles, including the latest news from the Erasmus project WBLQUAL led by Rosie Borup from FCES.
If you have any ideas or comments for Wider Outlook do let us know.
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Please see attached a Note with a few useful extracts from the Judgment of Lord Sumption in Public Relations Consultants v Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd [2013] UK SC 18. The point of appeal has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Please find attached a Note relating to the Meltwater decision (temporary downloading of Copright materials from the Internet, due to be handed down in the Supreme Court today.
Please see attached a Note in relation to ‘Confidentiality Clubs’ in Intellectual property disputes.
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Please see attached a further discussion of the recent Court of Appeal decision related to non-disclosure and non-circumvention agreements, in relation to the disclosure of confidential information.
The latest edition of Wider Outlook is now avaliable, this month’s focus is Europe and European Funding. If you require support please get in touch.
This month’s Wider Outlook is now avaliable to read, this edition is focusing on innovation and enterprise, please click here to view: Wider Outlook March 2013
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Please see attached a short note of the appeal currently before the UK Supreme Court regarding the ambit of the section 28A exception to copyright infringement (the making of temporary copies) and when the section 28A exception could be relied upon.