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...
06 Nov, 2024 European Court of Justice rules on copyright protection for non-EU works of applied art By Marc Linsner In a significant ruling the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Kwantum Nederland and another v Vitra Collections AG (Case C-227/23)...
22 Oct, 2024 First court decision on text and data mining copyright exceptions: Kneschke v LAION e.V. By Camille Beckmann Toby Headdon Emily Ryder A recent case in the District Court of Hamburg addressed the intersection of copyright law, text and data mining (TDM), and artificial...
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...