11 Oct, 2024 Bungie's "First Defence" against "Red War" copyright infringement claim in Destiny 2 By Charlie Purdie On 2 October 2024, author Matthew Martineau issued a claim against Bungie (developer of the popular video FPS looter shooter game,...
08 Oct, 2024 Licensing content to train AI – an emerging frontier? By Emily Ryder Reports abound in the media about AI companies entering into licensing deals with organisations including media organisations and other...
02 Sep, 2024 AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations – can you repurpose an AGA? By Jeremy Blum Jake Palmer This article was first published in Kluwer Copyright Blog [August, 2024]. In AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations ([2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC)),...
21 Mar, 2024 Reflections on Copyright and Generative AI By Toby Headdon Yesterday (20 March), I spoke at UCL’s IBIL event 'Copyright and Generative AI: Putting input issues under the spotlight'. Such events...
01 Mar, 2024 Getty Images UK claims against Stability AI to proceed to full trial By Toby Headdon Kyrana Hulstein This article first appeared in the Intellectual Property Forum journal, published by Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New...
06 Feb, 2024 Pokémon v Palworld - inspiration or infringement? By Charlie Purdie It is sometimes said that there is a fine line between taking inspiration from another’s work and infringement of intellectual property...
18 Jan, 2024 Supermarket Showdown (Lidl v Tesco) – Lidl’s rights (trade marks and copyright) in the Lidl logo are infringed by Tesco’s “Clubcard Price” signs By Jeremy Blum Jake Palmer Partner Jeremy Blum and associate Jake Palmer review the UK High Court’s decision saying that Lidl’s rights in the Lidl logo were...
07 Dec, 2023 Court of Appeal considers balancing act between confidentiality and open justice - Bristows By Lucie Fortune Lucie Fortune provides discusses the balancing act that is necessary between the private interest of confidentiality and the public...
20 Sep, 2023 My supplier is using AI in the delivery of its services: considerations for in-house lawyers By Rob Powell As software tools and solutions powered by AI become more prevalent and accessible, they are more frequently being used “in the...
03 Jul, 2023 US copyright action against OpenAI By Toby Headdon Two authors, Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, have filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court against OpenAI. The lawsuit covers a...
25 Apr, 2023 Success for Lidl in the battle of the yellow logos By Stephanie Taylor A decision was issued last week in the High Court battle between Tesco and Lidl regarding Tesco's use of their "Clubcard Prices" logo,...
21 Apr, 2023 AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd song removed from Spotify and Apple - Can UK copyright be enforced against AI-generated songs? By Jake Palmer The song, Heart On My Sleeve, features cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd. The creator, known as @ghostwriter, has claimed the song...