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Artificial intelligence

Getty v Stability AI: Stability AI generates big win in English court's landmark first judgment on AI and IP infringement

Getty's secondary copyright infringement claim dismissed as Stable Diffusion found not to contain any of Getty's copyright works
Unified Patent Court

UPC grants first anti-interim-licence injunction in SEP dispute; English court responds with anti-anti-suit relief

Mannheim LD granted provisional measures to prevent Amazon seeking interim-licence declarations in English courts
Unified Patent Court

UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction again by granting permanent injunction covering non-UPC and non-EU states

The Hague LD made inter partes validity findings in relation to non-EU patent designations
Unified Patent Court

Life sciences at the fore of preliminary injunction trends emerging from Europe's UPC

Half of PIs granted at first instance on inter partes basis, with invalidity and non-infringement main points of refusal
Intellectual property

Getty Images v Stability AI: a landmark trial for generative AI in UK?

With judgment day in the offing, the issues raised in the case will help craft the UK landscape for AI
Intellectual property

High Seas Treaty ratified and due to enter into force in 2026

The treaty has reached the required 60 ratifications, but the UK is still some way from ratification
Unified Patent Court

Setting the stage: UPC Court of Appeal confirms the test for 'imminent infringement'

Zentiva's reimbursement approval found to be sufficient to meet the test and a preliminary injunction was granted against it
Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK government introduces bill to ratify landmark High Seas Treaty

Legislation creating a domestic framework to meet international obligations has first reading in Parliament, but still some way before ratification
Intellectual property

Are sweeping changes coming to modernise UK design law?

A wide-ranging consultation is covering bad faith, copyright and designs interplay, computer-generated designs and more
Unified Patent Court

Drop anchor! UPC uses anchor defendant to grant first Spanish preliminary injunction against a Hong Kong-based manufacturer

Hamburg LD extends UPC's long-arm jurisdiction using the manufacturer's German representative as an anchor defendant to obtain jurisdiction over its
Tech, Media and Comms

Ready for launch: commercial and customer-facing considerations for UK direct-to-device satellite services

Partnerships, contracts and customer expectations are among the areas of focus for providers when launching D2D services
Tech, Media and Comms

How businesses can navigate UK regulatory and legal considerations for new direct-to-device satellite services

Providers looking to launch D2D satellite services face a complex emerging compliance landscape for operating in space