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A Mark of Progress? Getty v Stability AI's impact on IP infringement in the age of AI
United Kingdom - December 2 2025 Whilst some commentators have described the first major AI case in the UK as a 'damp squib', the mammoth judgment of Dame Joanna Smith is rich with…
Sound recordings and musical compositions: what's the difference?
United Kingdom, USA - November 17 2025 The recent decision of the Seventh Circuit of the US Court of Appeals in Eddie Richardson v Karim Kharbouch highlights a fundamental difference…
Babek International Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1341
European Union, United Kingdom - November 6 2025 The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on how trade marks that combine pictorial representations with written descriptions should be…
No BUTTERFLY in BTFY
European Union, United Kingdom - October 20 2025 It is becoming increasingly popular for brands to omit letters, commonly, but not always, vowels, from trade marks with the likes of Nike registering…
UPC Court of Appeal lowers burden for preliminary injunction against generic medicines
European Union - October 2 2025 The Court of Appeal over-turned the Lisbon LD decision and granted Boehringer Ingelheim's preliminary injunction (PI) application against Zentiva's…
UK SEP consultation closes on 7 October 2025
United Kingdom - September 23 2025 4A reminder that the deadline to submit your views to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) on Standard Essential Patents is 7 October 2025. As…
'Pokémon with guns' and Patents!
European Union, USA - September 12 2025 Back The approach to patenting software in Europe often feels relatively settled in terms of its focus on assessing technical effect. In recent years…
No Profit in This Patent Undertaking
United Kingdom - September 11 2025 The High Court has confirmed that in cross-undertakings as to damages, an injured party is not entitled to an account of profits. By way of…
Tote bags, trade marks and corporate dissolution: Lessons from the Notting Hill Shopping Bag case
United Kingdom - August 19 2025 The recent decision in [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC) offers a cautionary tale for businesses and their advisors about the importance of safeguarding a…
G1/25 - Patent consistency matters
European Union - July 30 2025 In G1/25, there's a new referral to the European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal tackling the issue of whether a patent description needs to…
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