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Major Changes To UK Design Law Under Consultation, Including AI-Generated Designs

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a major consultation on modernising the UK's design protection system, with proposals that could deliver the most significant...

United Kingdom IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

Meticulous preparation. Blood, sweat and tears. So much effort goes into making your business perform well and do what it...

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

Runway Rights: Fashioning IP And Immigration Law At London Fashion Week

With London Fashion Week rapidly approaching, a record number of industry executives, brand representatives, designers and models are expected to travel to the UK for the event.

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

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

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

United Kingdom IP

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Burness Paull

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

When Is Dancing Not Just Dancing? When Copyright And Choreography Intersect

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

The Importance Of IPR Valuation

United Kingdom IP

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Novagraaf Group

UKIPO Launches Major Consultation On UK Design Law Reform

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Your Step By Step Guide To The UK's Important Design Law Consultation

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Sony v Datel: IP Law vs Mods, Cheats And Hacks In Video Games

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Protecting Your Business In The Metaverse

United Kingdom Technology

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Giambrone & Partners

Owning Memes That Own The Internet: Navigating IP Protection

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Tote Bags, Trade Marks And Corporate Dissolution: Lessons From The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Case

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 29 August 2025

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Thaler's AI Patent Application Confirmed As Deemed Withdrawn In The UK

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Jersey Company Formation Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Cavenwell Group

Asset Division: Navigating The Complexities Of Divorce (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 22 August 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Practical Q&A | Ensuring IP Compliance In The Co-Branding Boom

Cross-brand collaborations have become a major trend, with companies leveraging IP co-branding to launch creative and marketable products.

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

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

United Kingdom IP

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Mayer Brown

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

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

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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

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Lewis Silkin

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

United Kingdom IP

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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

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom IP

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Jones Day

Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

While Coca-Cola has not officially confirmed any changes to its U.S. recipe, there are indications that a shift from the use of corn syrup to cane sugar may be on the horizon.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

What Do Customers Need In Contracts For AI Products?

For businesses buying an artificial intelligence (AI) tool or product (together referred to as 'the product' in this article), it's crucial that the contract for the supply of the product specifically addresses...

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

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

Recorded live at SXSW UK, this podcast brings together leading voices from the creative, legal, and technology sectors to debate whether AI is a hero or villain in the world of creativity.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

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

Getty Images ("Getty") alleged copyright infringement by Stability AI ("Stability"), including claims of direct copying during artificial intelligence ("AI") training and output generation...

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

Copyrightability Of AI Generated Works

Earlier this year, the United States Copyright Office released part 2 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence discussing the Copyrightability of AI works (CAIP2).

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

The UK government appears to have negotiated itself some breathing room in the battle for the future of the UK's creative industries.

United Kingdom Technology

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Matheson

Blue Prince - IP Protection As A Foundation For Success

You're trying to reach Room 46, but you keep drafting dead ends, or running out of steps, and that dartboard puzzle is just impossible! If this rings a bell...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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

Finally, on 11 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill passed and brought an end to the seemingly never-ending constitutional ping pong between the Commons and the Lords, the Lords and the Commons.

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property For Chinese Businesses

United Kingdom IP

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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

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

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.

United Kingdom Technology

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Potter Clarkson

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

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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

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

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Marks & Clerk

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

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Lewis Silkin

The Risks Of Generative AI: Copyright Risks (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

Copyright In Fictional Characters (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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

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