19 Nov, 2024 Reasons to be cheerful: 4 takeaways from the BIA UK Life Sciences Regulatory Conference 2024 By Hugo Kent-Egan We had an insightful day hearing about the future of UK life sciences regulation at the BIA’s flagship annual Life Sciences Regulatory...
19 Nov, 2024 First Draft General Purpose AI Code of Practice – the copyright bits By Emily Ryder Toby Headdon The European Commission has published the first draft of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice. The Code provides guidance for...
18 Nov, 2024 Podcast: New UK data protection law By Hannah Crowther Jamie Drucker In this episode, we break down what you need to know about the UK’s new data protection law – the Data (Use and Access) Bill. Find all...
15 Nov, 2024 Irides: Weekly patent litigation update By Gregory Bacon Naomi Hazenberg Nadine Bleach Sophie Britton +1 more... Show less The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up of patent litigation news highlights from around the world. Taking its name from the plural of...
14 Nov, 2024 The scope of the jurisdiction of the UPC By Richard Pinckney In Aim Sport v Supponor the UPC Court of Appeal handed down a decision focused on the transitional provisions and the scope of the...
13 Nov, 2024 SkyKick v Sky: guidance on what constitutes bad faith and how this may impact on trade mark filing strategies. By Stephanie Taylor The Supreme Court has today handed down the long awaited decision in the case of SkyKick UK Ltd ("SkyKick") and another (Appellants) v...
13 Nov, 2024 Licensing content to train AI - essential points to consider By Emily Ryder The licensing of content for AI model training is on the rise. Amid reports that developers are facing a scarcity of content to train AI...
12 Nov, 2024 Horses for courses: English court refuses copyright protection for equestrian garments as works of artistic craftsmanship By Jeremy Blum Marc Linsner This article was first published in Kluwer Patent Blog [November, 2024]. In Equisafety Ltd v Woof Wear Ltd (Equisaftey) Ian Karat sitting...
12 Nov, 2024 WaterRower not protected by copyright | UK and EU copyright law not compatible By Sean Ibbetson The long-awaited judgment in the WaterRower case was handed down yesterday. The judgment has been eagerly awaited by both IP lawyers and...
11 Nov, 2024 Competition law guidance on designing and implementing selective distribution schemes By Francion Brooks The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has provided guidance on the application of competition law to selective distribution arrangements...
11 Nov, 2024 Priority Review Vouchers: another high value sale generates a significant return for licensor By Ellen Lambrix Luca Cericola On 5 November 2024, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Acadia") announced that it sold its rare paediatric disease priority review voucher...
08 Nov, 2024 Podcast: Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci – jurisdiction in claims for ‘FRAND pool licences’ By Richard Pinckney Francion Brooks In this episode, our competition lawyer, Francion Brooks, is joined by patent litigator, Richard Pinckney, to discuss the recent judgment...