United Kingdom: Copyright

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis of HGF explore the upcoming Phase II changes to EU Registered Design Law set to take effect on July 1st, 2026, and examine their implications for fashion industry intellectual property protection. The discussion covers both the recent Phase I reforms implemented in May 2025 and the UK's ongoing consultation on design and copyright law modifications that concluded in November 2025.

This was the consensus from a panel we convened with advertising lawyers from five jurisdictions around the globe to take stock of where AI meets the advertising sector.

As debt financing increasingly recognizes the value of intangible assets, companies must strategically prepare their intellectual property portfolios to meet lender expectations.

As AI-generated deepfakes increasingly threaten celebrity reputations and enable fraud, traditional legal protections like passing off and copyright are proving inadequate. Can registered trade marks offer a more robust defence by converting personal features into enforceable rights against unauthorised commercial exploitation?

Intellectual property assets represent critical value drivers for technology companies and startups, yet their true worth extends far beyond registration certificates. This analysis explores how investors and businesses can effectively evaluate IP portfolios through comprehensive due diligence, examining everything from patent validity and trade mark protection to competitor positioning and freedom-to-operate considerations.

Recently, a project called "MALUS" went viral in the software development community. By pointing an AI agent at the content of an Open Source project, MALUS claimed to produce analogous...

Many specialists do not consider intellectual property when creating new games, yet it plays a vital role in securing creativity. Alban Radivojevic provides a practical introduction...

This case seems so straight-forward that fans of self-effacing legal articles might question why this one is worth the ink. UK-based graffiti artists Cole Smith, Reece Deardon...

The global sports industry is embracing digital technology, opening up huge opportunities for sportstech innovators, but success starts with recognising and protecting intellectual property early.