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

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview their HGF colleague Rachel Platts about the UKIPO's consultation on proposed changes to UK design law and their impact on fashion design.

United Kingdom IP

HL

HGF Ltd

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

On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill became the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 after the Bill received Royal Assent.

United Kingdom Technology

Gardner Leader

Documents Leaked Online? Copyright May Be The Fastest Fix

Online piracy is usually associated with films, music, or software, but businesses are increasingly facing a different problem: confidential documents turning up on public sharing platforms.

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

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 'Messy' Credit Clash

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

CMA Makes Recommendation On The Future Of The Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Transparency Requirements Re Training Data And Compliance With Copyright Law Come Into Force In EU

United Kingdom IP

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

News & Cases From China: July & August 2025

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

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

United Kingdom IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How To Protect Your IP - Part 2

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

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

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Copyright Comparative Guide

United Kingdom IP

Gunnercooke LLP

How To Protect Your IP - Part 1

United Kingdom IP

BP

Burness Paull

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

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Do Not Bottle The Truth: Major Soft Drinks Company Commits To Correcting Its Recycling Claims Under EU Law

European Union Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

UK Immigration Update – Indefinite Leave To Remain ILR After 10 Years Residence

United Kingdom Immigration

TL

Thaxted Legal

The Tokenised Future: Unlocking Real-World Assets On The Blockchain

United Kingdom Technology

BL

Barnes Law

How Is AI Transforming International Construction Projects And What Legal Disputes Could Follow?

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Simpler And More Streamlined Sustainability Disclosure For UK Private Fund Managers: Taking Stock And Comparing With The EU

United Kingdom Finance

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

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

What do TikTok, "emotes", dance moves, "Apple," and video games all have in common? Well, recently they were all at the centre of a very modern intellectual property (IP) dispute...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Importance Of IPR Valuation

To exploit your intellectual property rights to their maximum potential, you need to first understand their value. Megan Taylor outlines why rights holders need to consider IP valuation...

United Kingdom IP

NG

Novagraaf Group

UKIPO Launches Major Consultation On UK Design Law Reform

The UKIPO has launched its long-awaited consultation on reforming UK design law. The proposals are wide-ranging and, if implemented, could significantly reshape the UK's design protection framework.

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

The UK government has launched a consultation on reforms aimed at creating a new designs framework, purpose-built for today's digital landscape and better equipped to support and stimulate UK creativity and innovation.

United Kingdom IP

GW

Gowling WLG

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

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

Protecting Your Business In The Metaverse

United Kingdom Technology

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Owning Memes That Own The Internet: Navigating IP Protection

United Kingdom IP

M

Murgitroyd

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

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

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

United Kingdom IP

LS

Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Technology

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

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

United Kingdom IP

FH

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Online Safety Act Enters Phase 2

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

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

MJ

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

FH

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"

The decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne deals with the dogmatic distinction between the protection of publicly accessible spaces under property law and copyright...

United Kingdom IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

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

United Kingdom Litigation

MB

Mayer Brown

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

GW

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

LS

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

JD

Jones Day

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

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?

TG

Tilleke & Gibbins

Copyrightability Of AI Generated Works

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

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

United Kingdom Technology

M

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

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

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Risks Of Generative AI: Copyright Risks (Video)

BW

Byrne Wallace

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

GW

Gowling WLG

IP Snacks: U-Blox Case Study

R

Rouse

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

MC

Marks & Clerk

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