2/19/2025 8:45:01 AM Geo-blocking in the spotlight: European Commission launches evaluation of legal framework By Jennyfer Moreau Calum Scott On 11 February 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of its evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2018/30 on geo-blocking (the...
2/4/2025 10:14:00 AM How to train your GPAI model: a first look at the EU’s data summary requirements By Chaya Kupperman The European AI Office has recently unveiled its preliminary proposals on the template for the summary of training data that...
1/31/2025 12:24:55 PM Blurring the “big picture”: latest decision in Getty v Stability AI highlights challenges in complex representative claims By Richard McDonnell As we enter 2025, buzz around AI (and generative AI in particular) shows no signs of slowing down. As a result, Getty v Stability AI is...
1/8/2025 5:42:36 PM Copyright, general purpose AI and the EU AI Act – insights from the second draft of the GPAI Code By Richard Barker The second draft of the EU’s General Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI Code) was published shortly before Christmas. Whilst it is very...
1/6/2025 12:30:46 PM Sony v Datel – a “cheat code” for copyright infringement? By Ralie Belcheva On 17 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down its decision in Sony v Datel (C-159/23), finding that...
12/19/2024 1:56:55 PM Are we nearly there yet? UK edges closer to finding solutions on copyright and AI By Richard Barker As 2024 draws to a close, AI continues to dominate IP headlines. This week is no exception, with the UK government launching its promised...
8/19/2024 1:23:26 PM Things get Emotional as Court of Appeal says ANN inventions do engage computer program exclusion By Slaughter and May We have previously discussed (here, here and here) the exclusion of computer programs from UK patentability and its significance to the...
8/6/2024 8:03:44 AM Time is money: Court of Appeal confirms interest is payable on, and limitation periods do not apply to, past royalties due in FRAND claims By Peter Elkin The Court of Appeal has handed down its much anticipated decision in the FRAND licence dispute between InterDigital and Lenovo. Both...
7/9/2024 3:03:49 PM Creating a level playing field: the EU AI Act and copyright By Issabella Cardu The EU AI Act is due to be published in the Official Journal of the EU in the coming days and will enter into force 20 days after...
5/16/2024 12:50:46 PM ANNd here we go: UK IPO releases its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI By Issy Spiro Last week, the UK IPO released its updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to AI. This hotly anticipated re-release...
3/20/2024 12:03:14 PM Amazon in the firing line as UK Supreme Court tackles targeting By Richard Barker The UK Supreme Court has confirmed that Amazon infringed Lifestyle Equities’ UK and EU trade marks by offering for sale certain third...
2/20/2024 2:43:29 PM Not For Today! UK Government rejects Committee recommendations to address NFT IP concerns By Slaughter and May In October last year, the Culture, Media and Sport (“CMS”) Committee of the UK House of Commons published a report entitled “NFTs and the...
2/20/2024 10:12:10 AM “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” – back to square one after UK government abandons voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI By Ioanna Antcheva The UK government confirmed in its recent AI white paper consultation response (more on that here) that the technical working group...
2/8/2024 9:46:47 AM New AI rules on the horizon for GenAI? UK Government response to AI white paper By Natalie Donovan The Westminster government confirmed this week that the UK “is on course for more agile AI regulation.” We’ve known for some time that it...
2/1/2024 11:26:04 AM Watch out! Court of Appeal confirms Samsung liable for trade mark infringing watch face apps By Slaughter and May The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision finding Samsung liable for trade mark infringement as a primary tortfeasor where...
1/19/2024 3:46:24 PM UK Supreme Court confirms that AI cannot be an inventor for UK patent purposes By Richard Barker Shortly before Christmas, in one of the most highly anticipated decisions of 2023, the UK Supreme Court confirmed that AI cannot be an...