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Bottled It: Wine Importer Found Liable For Copyright Infringement On Bottle Labels

Can a UK importer and its director be held responsible for the infringing activities of a foreign supplier? This was the question addressed by Deputy High Court Judge David Stone in his judgment...

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Who Owns Your Face? Denmark's Proposed Copyright Reform Says It Should Be You

Denmark is fighting back against AI generated "deepfakes" by proposing a new law that gives individuals the legal right to their own facial features, voice, and likeness.

United Kingdom Technology

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Maucher Jenkins

Getty Images v. Stability AI: Landmark Copyright Trial At The UK High Court

The Getty Images v. Stability AI trial is a landmark case that highlights significant issues of copyright, trademark, and database right infringement that will impact AI model developers and copyright owners in the UK.

United Kingdom IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Online Safety Act Enters Phase 2

The UK's Online Safety Act (the "Act") is a transformative piece of legislation and is introducing extensive online safety obligations for user-to-user services...

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

License Analogy And Right To Information In Cases Of Unauthorized Image Use – The "Cologne Cathedral Case"

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Arbitration Act 2025 In Force From 1 August 2025 – What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Delayed EU Code Of Practice Provides Compliance Framework For General-Purpose AI Models

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

AI Regulation Update US/EU/UK - US Withdraws State Moratorium And The European Commission Publishes First AI Code Of Practice

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Do Customers Need In Contracts For AI Products?

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

LS@SXSW AI And Creativity - Hero Or Villain? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

The UK Getty Trial: Key Takeaways On The AI/Copyright Case

United Kingdom IP

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Jones Day

Training And Deploying AI Models Around The World: The Territorial Issues At Stake In Getty Images v. Stability AI

United Kingdom IP

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A&O Shearman

AI Isn't A Magic Bullet — Why Adoption Matters More Than Tech (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Employment Update July 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 15: Moving On Up… (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

In Conversation… Geopolitical Disruption And The Future Of Work, What Does This Mean For Employers? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

AI Legal Watch: July 2

The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification...

United Kingdom Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Comic Figure Of A Cat Protected By Copyright?

On the question of whether a stylised comic drawing ("Cat-NÖ") enjoys copyright protection and whether its almost identical commercial use by third parties constitutes an infringement of copyright.

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Copyright And Generative AI

On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms...

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

AI Cases In The UK And The US: What Could They Mean For AI Globally?

Three American giants are actively protecting their intellectual property rights against generative AI, as two legal battles commence on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Tilleke & Gibbins

Copyrightability Of AI Generated Works

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK's Data (Use And Access) Bill Passes The Lords Despite AI Concerns

United Kingdom Technology

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Matheson

Blue Prince - IP Protection As A Foundation For Success

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

It's Official – It Is Third Time Lucky For The UK's Data Reform Bill

United Kingdom Privacy

LS

Lewis Silkin

Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property For Chinese Businesses

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Smell-a-like And Dupe Perfumes: An Interview With Susanne Bilderbeek And Olivia Petter (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

Digital Business Laws And Regulations Digital Business Trends: The Future Of Law And Technology, Navigating 2025 And Beyond 2025

Worldwide Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

A Positive Package: The Data (Use And Access) Bill

United Kingdom Privacy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Gen AI And Creative Work: Rights, Risks, And Rewards

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

US Court Of Appeals Denies Copyright Claim For "Eleanor", The Ford Mustang

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Digital Business Laws And Regulations Digital Business Trends: The Future Of Law And Technology, Navigating 2025 And Beyond 2025

ICLG - Digital Business Laws and Regulations - covers e-commerce regulations, data protection, cybersecurity, cultural norms, brand enforcement, data centres and the cloud, trade and customs and tax treatment and more.

Worldwide Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

A Positive Package: The Data (Use And Access) Bill

Since its introduction on 23 October 2024, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (the Bill) continues to evolve as it progresses through Parliament.

United Kingdom Privacy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Gen AI And Creative Work: Rights, Risks, And Rewards

How are generative AI tools currently being used in the creative industries, and what are the risks this poses? What are the challenges...

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

US Court Of Appeals Denies Copyright Claim For "Eleanor", The Ford Mustang

The legal saga surrounding "Eleanor", the Ford Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds", has been rumbling on for over 20 years.

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Should AI Developers Be Free To Train Their Models On Existing Copyright Works? The UK Government Is No Longer So Sure.

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Potter Clarkson

The 'Dos And Don'ts' When Filing EU Customs Applications For Action (AFAs)

Keltie moderated the EUIPO and Irish Customs webinar which focused on the ‘dos and don'ts' when filing EU AFAs.

European Union IP

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Keltie LLP

It's A Dogfight - Top Gun: Maverick Copyright Lawsuit

The cousin of Top Gun Maverick screenwriter, Eric Singer, has filed a lawsuit in a New York Federal Court claiming that he wrote several "key scenes" for the film and seeking to be formally recognised...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Who Owns The Sound? Intellectual Property & The Music Industry

Music does not just accompany us on our way to work. It is present in almost every area of our daily lives. Whether in film and entertainment, the fashion industry...

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

You Wouldn't Steal A... Font?

The iconic anti-piracy campaign from the early 2000s likened pirating films to stealing physical goods such as handbags, cars, and TV sets - but it turns out, in an ironic twist...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Could This Be The Ai-nswer? A Collective Copyright Licence For Generative AI Training

United Kingdom IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Agent 007 – Mission Amazon': Jeff Bezos Buys The Rights To Ian Fleming's Character

United Kingdom Media & IT

Bugnion

2024 年印度尼西亚在知识产权方面的发展情况

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Tech v. Creatives Smackdown

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Dr Michelle Pratt In Conversation With Barbara Niemann Fadani

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Too Large To Litigate? Representative Claim Rejected In Getty Images v Stability AI

United Kingdom IP

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Macfarlanes LLP

Landmark CJEU Decision For Cross-border IP Litigation In Europe

European Union IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

New Tech And Regulation Loopholes Challenge Online Enforcement In China And SEA

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Rouse

M&C In The News: Intellectual Property (IP) In Animation 101

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Birkenstock And The Battle For Copyright In Product Design

United Kingdom IP

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HLK

Copyright Comparative Guide

United Kingdom IP

Gunnercooke LLP

Altering IP: Regulations, Resolutions And Revisions

United Kingdom IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Generative Al For In-house Legal: A Year On With Nick Tidmarsh

United Kingdom Technology

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Crafty Counsel

IPEC Decision: Joshua Rinkoff v Baby Cow Productions Ltd

United Kingdom IP

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HLK

Walking The Line: Copyright And Design Protection

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

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Lewis Silkin

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Byrne Wallace

IP In The Metaverse - Same, Same But Different? (Video)

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Gowling WLG

IP Snacks: U-Blox Case Study

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Rouse

It's Dangerous To Go Alone: IP In Video Games

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Marks & Clerk

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