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

AI developers and content owners in the UK and around the world are eagerly anticipating the outcome of the Getty Images v. Stability AI trial.

United Kingdom IP

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A&O Shearman

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

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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

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Mayer Brown

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

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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

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Marks & Clerk

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

United Kingdom Privacy

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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

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HGF Ltd

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

Worldwide Technology

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

UK Creative Worker Visa: Key Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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CJC Ltd

The Long-awaited Draft Framework For The UK Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets Has Arrived

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

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

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Marks & Clerk

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

The "training" of AI models generally requires the ingestion of large quantities of data in the form of existing musical, literary, graphic or other works.

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Potter Clarkson

IP Ingredients: What Will The EU's Design Reform Package Do For Food & Drink Businesses?

As reported by our colleague Joanne Meredith in her recent post (click here to read), Phase One of the EU's "Design Reform Package" became effective on 1 May 2025...

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Revolutionizing EU Design Protection: Key Changes Under The New Designs And Models Regulation

May 1, 2025, marked the entry into force of most provisions of Phase I of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2822, which forms part of the "Designs and Models Package" adopted within the European Union.

European Union IP

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Jones Day

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

United Kingdom IP

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Jones Day

UK's Collective Licensing Initiative Aims To Harmonize AI And Copyright Law

United Kingdom IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

European Union IP

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Keltie LLP

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

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Who Owns The Sound? Intellectual Property & The Music Industry

United Kingdom IP

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Maucher Jenkins

You Wouldn't Steal A... Font?

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

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

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), a United Kingdom (UK) not-for-profit, has announced that it is developing a Generative AI (GenAI) Training Licence, and is hoping to publish the licence in the third quarter of 2025.

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

On 20 February, Jeff Bezos celebrated the purchase of the ‘creative control' of the ‘007‘ film franchise with a post on Instagram in which he asked: "Who'd you pick as the next Bond?"

United Kingdom Media & IT

Bugnion

2024 年印度尼西亚在知识产权方面的发展情况

罗思国际Nick Redfearn、Arifia Fajra和Kin Wah Chow解释称，重要的知识产权方面的发展变化，再加上（当年举行的）政治选举，使得2024年成为了该国至关重要的一年。

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Tech v. Creatives Smackdown

The UK government is still caught in the crossfire between two highly motivated lobbies, the tech companies that want to train AI models on third party copyright material with impunity...

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

Birkenstock And The Battle For Copyright In Product Design

In this article, Roland Weede delves into a leading decision of Germany's highest civil court, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), involving the popular shoe brand Birkenstock.

United Kingdom IP

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HLK

Copyright Comparative Guide

Copyright Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of United Kingdom, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United Kingdom IP

Gunnercooke LLP

Altering IP: Regulations, Resolutions And Revisions

Nothing can be left to chance in Intellectual Property (IP), so in this painstaking sector, it is often worth taking a second look at what has gone before – finding new agreements or starting over where there are none.

United Kingdom IP

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Dennemeyer S.A.

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

Last year saw the rapid growth and countless applications of AI-generated writing tools.

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

判处罚金2000万元！从全球最大"吃鸡游戏"外挂案看游戏公司如何筑牢"外挂防线"

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

AI Generated Copyright And The Evolving Regulatory Framework

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Building An Exitable Company

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

No Longer "The Scariest Creature In This Wood" - Gruffalo Sculptures Taken Down After Copyright Notice

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

WaterRower's Legal Waves: Protecting Products Using Copyright And The Artistic Craftmanship Debate

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Generative AI And Deepfakes

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

IP Rights In In-Game Advertising

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd & Company

Who Owns The Content Generated By AI?

United Kingdom Technology

MC

Marks & Clerk

Design And Copyright Issues Arising From Generative AI

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Unmasking The Copyright Trap: The Dark Side Of AI Bots

United Kingdom IP

SO

Square One

Trade Mark Issues Arising From Use Of Generative AI

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

UKIPO Launches New Consultation On Copyright And AI Interplay

United Kingdom IP

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Jones Day

A Delicate Balancing Act – UK Government's Consultation On Using Copyright Material For Training

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

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The Risks Of Generative AI: Copyright Risks (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

Managing Software And AI Inventions As IP (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

No-Deal Brexit Scenario Planning For Intellectual Property (Video)

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HGF Ltd

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