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

On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1. The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

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

The EU released its delayed final Code of Practice for GPAI Models just weeks before the EU AI Act's first set of legal obligations takes effect on August 2, 2025.

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Briefing Note: UKIPO SEP Consultation

The UKIPO's 2025 consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), announced on 15 July 2025, signals a potential policy shift in how the UK approaches SEP...

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

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

The last couple of weeks have seen several developments on approaches to AI regulation in the US/EU. Despite debate around the so-called 'Trump effect' and calls for the enforcement of EU AI regulation to be delayed...

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

JD

Jones Day

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

United Kingdom IP

AO

A&O Shearman

AI Legal Watch: July 2

United Kingdom Technology

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Comic Figure Of A Cat Protected By Copyright?

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

Copyright And Generative AI

United Kingdom IP

MB

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

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

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

M

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

MC

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property For Chinese Businesses

Provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) which address copycat products have commenced operation...

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

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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

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

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

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

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

European Union IP

JD

Jones Day

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

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

United Kingdom IP

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

HL

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

JD

Jones Day

UK Court Rules On Reverse Engineering Of Mainframe Software

IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product.

United Kingdom IP

JD

Jones Day

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

In a significant move to address the tension between copyright and generative artificial intelligence (AI), the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency...

United Kingdom IP

SM

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

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

R

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

Dr Michelle Pratt in conversation with Barbara Niemann Fadani, Attorney-at-Law from Boult's Munich office.

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

R

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

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

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

United Kingdom Technology

CC

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

R

Rouse

AI Generated Copyright And The Evolving Regulatory Framework

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Building An Exitable Company

United Kingdom Commercial

IG

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

GW

Gowling WLG

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Risks Of Generative AI: Copyright Risks (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

IP Snacks: U-Blox Case Study

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Rouse

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

MC

Marks & Clerk

Text And Data Mining Under The Digital Copyright Directive (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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