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Avoid Higher IP Costs - UK IPO Fees Set To Rise In 2026

This week, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has announced a number of fee increases across patents, trade marks and designs effective from 1st April 2026.

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Hague Turns 100 - A Century Of Designs

November 6, 2025 — the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Hague System, its international design registration mechanism...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

UK Court Of Appeal Upholds Invalidation Of Adidas' "Three Stripe" Position Marks

The court has reminded brand owners that position trade marks must comprise a single identifiable sign, and cannot be left open-ended by broad written descriptions.

United Kingdom IP

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Jones Day

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Treatment Of Colour And Figurative Marks In Babek International v Iceland Foods

The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on how trade marks that combine pictorial representations with written descriptions should be interpreted.

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Warner Bros Discovery v Nokia: Urgent Anti-anti-suit Relief Granted To Protect RAND Jurisdiction

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Exclusive Licences – Key Takeaways From Getty Images v Stability AI

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Do Champagne And Darjeeling Tea Have In Common?

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Stability AI Defeats Getty Images In Landmark Copyright Case

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Lululemon Registers "Dupe" Trade Marks In Fight Against Lookalikes

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

A 'Holistic' Approach To Inventive Step

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Are You Prepared For The UK IPO's Upcoming Fee Increase?

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Litigation-Ready IP: Why MedTech Companies Must Think Beyond Patent Filing

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Who Really Wants To Be A Lawyer Anyway?

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

Doubling Up On Added Matter At The UPC

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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Webinars

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13 Nov 2025 | 3:00 PM

Unlocking IP Department Superpowers: From challenge to opportunity - Success Stories and Best Practices from IP Leaders

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 21 Oct 2025 | 12:00 PM

From IPMS to Ecosystem: How APIs & Agentic AI transforms Intellectual Property work

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Recorded on 7 Oct 2025 | 10:00 AM

New Online Child Safety Rules: Stay Compliant, Avoid Risk

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LegalVision

Recorded on 9 Jul 2025 | 2:00 PM

Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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Walkers

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Licensing & Syndication

Managing Your Premises Licence: Ten Smart Tips For Hospitality Operators

In the world of hospitality, your premises licence is the cornerstone of your business operation. Whether you run a buzzing bar, a boutique hotel...

United Kingdom Media & IT

RB

Rothera Bray

Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

Lesley Harper and Jo Soar from our fabulous Licensing team visited Derby, to judge the Best Bar Award in the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards.

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

AI And Creativity: Hero, Villain – Or Something Far More Nuanced?

As part of SXSW's first tever UK edition, Lewis Silkin brought together a packed room to hear five esharp minds – photographer-advocate Isabelle Doran...

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Enforcing SEPs In Key Southeast Asian Markets

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Rouse

Reimagining Licensing: A Joint Industry-government Vision For The Future 

United Kingdom IP

RB

Rothera Bray

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

United Kingdom IP

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Maucher Jenkins

Football Governance Act Becomes Law

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK IPO Launches Consultation On Standard Essential Patents

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Trademark

Avoid Higher IP Costs - UK IPO Fees Set To Rise In 2026

This week, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has announced a number of fee increases across patents, trade marks and designs effective from 1st April 2026.

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

UK Court Of Appeal Upholds Invalidation Of Adidas' "Three Stripe" Position Marks

The court has reminded brand owners that position trade marks must comprise a single identifiable sign, and cannot be left open-ended by broad written descriptions.

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Treatment Of Colour And Figurative Marks In Babek International v Iceland Foods

The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on how trade marks that combine pictorial representations with written descriptions should be interpreted.

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

A (Limited) Win For The AI Industry – No Secondary Infringement In Landmark UK Copyright Case

United Kingdom Technology

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Stability AI Defeats Getty Images In Landmark Copyright Case

United Kingdom IP

GW

Gowling WLG

Lululemon Registers "Dupe" Trade Marks In Fight Against Lookalikes

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Are You Prepared For The UK IPO's Upcoming Fee Increase?

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Who Really Wants To Be A Lawyer Anyway?

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 30

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Trade Secrets

Confidential Information And Trade Secrets: The CoA Provides Direction On What Is Protected In UK FRAND Proceedings

In a third party appeal concerning the "proper scope of redactions of a non-party's confidential information in a FRAND judgment", the Court of Appeal (CoA) has confirmed the test for redaction of confidential information...

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting AI With IP: Comparing Approaches Taken In The US And UK

The swift evolution in artificial intelligence ("AI") has prompted discussion as to how IP law can protect AI assets and AI output.

United Kingdom IP

MB

Mayer Brown

The EU Data Act: What's It For And What Do I Have To Do?

The EU Data Act came into play on 12th September 2025. The Act applies to EU businesses within the EU and to importers into the EU.

European Union Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

The Recipe For Success: How Food Science Innovators Can Use IP To Retain Their Competitive Edge

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Boult Wade Tennant

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

AI Legal Watch: July 2

United Kingdom Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

M&C In The News - From Trend To Target: Protecting Start-ups From Copycats

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Beyond The Headlines: DeepSeek And The Ongoing Legal Risks Of Open-Source AI

United Kingdom Technology

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Withers LLP

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Copyright

Exclusive Licences – Key Takeaways From Getty Images v Stability AI

If any of the licences were held not to be exclusive, Getty would not have the standing to bring a claim for copyright infringement in respect of the copyright works licensed under those licences.

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A (Limited) Win For The AI Industry – No Secondary Infringement In Landmark UK Copyright Case

At its outset, the case before the UK High Court in Getty Images v Stability AI looked set to provide a definitive outcome to the copyright debate dividing "two warring factions...

United Kingdom Technology

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Stability AI Defeats Getty Images In Landmark Copyright Case

The long-awaited judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI Limited has been handed down, seeing Stability AI Limited ("Stability") largely victorious and Getty Images ("Getty") calling for the UK government...

United Kingdom IP

GW

Gowling WLG

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 30

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Getty Fails In The UK Courts In Its (Secondary) Copyright Infringement Claims Against Stability AI's Image Generating AI

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The L-shape Of Things To Come? Netherlands Court Grants Pan-EU Relief In Tripp Trapp Chair Works Of Applied Art Copyright Dispute

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Influencing Influencers – Ad Standards Releases Latest Edition Of Influencer Marketing Disclosure Guidelines

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The UKIPO's Consultation On Changes To UK Design Law And Its Possible Impact On Fashion Designs (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

The Data (Use And Access) Act 2025: What We Can Expect To See From The New Legislation

United Kingdom Technology

Gardner Leader

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Latest Videos

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Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

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Rothera Bray

Novelty Over Clinical Trials At The EPO (Video)

HL

HGF Ltd

Lift Off - How To Protect Your IP In LEO (Video)

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Marks & Clerk

Trade Mark Round Up Report 2025 (Video)

LS

Lewis Silkin

Lifecycle Of A Smart Idea - The UPC: An 18-Month Round-Up (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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