05 December 2019
TCL v Ericsson overturned on appeal
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/tcl-v-ericsson-overturned-on-appeal

Readers will remember the news of Christmas 2017. Judge Selna in the Central District of California determined the FRAND royalties that TCL should pay to Ericsson. The decision attracted comment because the rates were ...

16 August 2018
DXC Technology & Bird & Bird – Developing a full service global offering for our US Clients
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/dxc-technology-and-bird-and-bird-developing-a-full-service-global-offering-for-our-us-clients

Bird & Bird's international Tech & Comms and Data Protection specialists have been singled out for praise in an interview with Bill Deckelman, Executive Vice President at DXC Technologies.

06 July 2020
Transatlantic tensions mount over Digital Services Tax
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/transatlantic-tensions-mount-over-digital-services-tax

Transatlantic tensions have mounted over discussions to strike a deal on a new Digital Services Tax that will impact leading tech platforms and other large companies operating cross-border. Angel Gurría, ...

16 January 2020
CCPA: the Californian Consumer Privacy Act officially takes effect this January
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/ccpa-the-californian-consumer-privacy-act-officially-takes-effect-this-january

Adopted in June 2018, California's new Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) came into effect on January 1, 2020. Now considered as a priority, the question arises as to how companies can succeed in complying with all ...

16 December 2020
Digital platforms – let the games begin!
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/digital-platforms-let-the-games-begin

The spotlight remains firmly focussed on the digital platforms as we look ahead to 2021. Regulators across the Globe are expecting to have strengthened tools at their disposal alongside ex-post competition law. The ...

29 December 2020
The Wuhan Submarine surfaces at Christmas, to be met by a Texan TRO
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-wuhan-submarine-surfaces-at-christmas-to-be-met-by-a-texan-tro

Samsung had an interesting Christmas present for Ericsson: an ex-parte anti-suit injunction from Wuhan, China on Christmas morning. Ericsson replied yesterday with an Anti-Anti Suit injunction in the form of a Temporary ...

23 December 2020
Tech & Comms - 2021 Challenges, Opportunities and Predictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/tech-and-comms-2021-challenges-opportunities-and-predictions

2020 has been one of the most challenging years in living memory, as governments, businesses and individuals have had to adapt to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The enforced global lockdowns have put a spotlight ...

14 February 2020
Report from Data Business Congress – Part 1
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/report-from-data-business-congress-part-1

Held over two days in San Jose, California the inaugural Data Business Congress provided a fascinating insight into the opportunities and challenges in turning data into a key business asset.

23 December 2019
Tech & Comms 2020 Predictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/tech-and-comms-2020-predictions

For a third consecutive year we have asked our technology & communications specialists from around the world to identify the challenges and opportunities they expect the sector to face in 2020.

18 December 2019
Large tech merger provides an early opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime in 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/large-tech-merger-provides-an-early-opportunity-to-test-the-fitness-of-the-competition

Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit provides an opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime and reflect upon the ongoing global scrutiny of Big Tech.