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Intellectual property

Whether it is having the freedoms or permissions to do what you want to do, protect what you have created or monetise the assets you own, intellectual property (IP), like brands, inventions, business secrets and other know-how, has never been more important.

Osborne Clarke's understanding of national and international IP landscapes, as well as the commercial backdrops, allows our clients to keep up with change.

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Artificial intelligence

Generative AI litigation – should this be a concern for users of AI tools?

With news of a fresh legal claim being brought against developers of AI tools being an almost weekly occurrence, how...

01/12/2023

Intellectual property

The EU's draft standard essential patents regulation: what you need to know

Reform would radically alter European SEP licensing by focusing on alternative dispute resolution: how would it work?

15/11/2023

Intellectual property

European Parliament committees and EPO issue opinions on draft SEP regulations

Commission's proposals would drastically change the landscape of standard essential patent licensing disputes in the EU

15/11/2023

Employment and pensions

Business protection in the employment lifecycle: what US businesses with global employees need to know

The employment lifecycle offers various touchpoints for potential risk, from onboarding to exit

02/11/2023

Artificial intelligence

Mitigating the business risks of AI in the UK

Osborne Clarke's AI experts have written an article for Sentinel Magazine on how risk managers can take advantage of the...

23/10/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

General Court finds geo-blocking of video games breaches EU competition law

Commission's finding upheld that Valve and five PC game publishers had anti-competitive 'geo-blocking' agreements

12/10/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU's 'flexible' pharma reforms likely to require fine-tuning to address uncertainties

The reduction of the regulatory data protection period and wholesale distribution changes raise some industry concern

12/09/2023

Artificial intelligence

What risks need to be considered by a UK business using artificial intelligence?

An overview of the legal and regulatory risks arising from AI deployment published in our article in Compliance & Risk

17/08/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

Contractual terms at issue for competition regulator include 'brand gating' and competitor product ad restrictions

28/07/2023

Knowledge Notes

Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer

19/07/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC's former London Central Division competences to be reallocated between Paris, Munich and Milan

The provisional Paris-Munich competence split will continue until the new agreement comes into force in June 2024

03/07/2023

Retail and Consumer

Supermarket clash underscores need for clarity from UK Supreme Court on trade mark bad faith

Bad faith claim succeeded in ongoing dispute but trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off still found

16/06/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use

15/06/2023

Intellectual property

European Commission takes a step forward in the fight against online piracy of sports and other live events

Commission recommends a non-legislative initiative to combat online piracy

14/06/2023

Artificial intelligence

Generative AI: is its output protectable by intellectual property rights?

Creative AI engines can create new text, images, video and audio. Is there IP in this content and, if so...

08/06/2023

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Artificial intelligence

Generative AI litigation – should this be a concern for users of AI tools?

With news of a fresh legal claim being brought against developers of AI tools being an almost weekly occurrence, how...

01/12/2023

Intellectual property

The EU's draft standard essential patents regulation: what you need to know

Reform would radically alter European SEP licensing by focusing on alternative dispute resolution: how would it work?

15/11/2023

Intellectual property

European Parliament committees and EPO issue opinions on draft SEP regulations

Commission's proposals would drastically change the landscape of standard essential patent licensing disputes in the EU

15/11/2023

Employment and pensions

Business protection in the employment lifecycle: what US businesses with global employees need to know

The employment lifecycle offers various touchpoints for potential risk, from onboarding to exit

02/11/2023

Artificial intelligence

Mitigating the business risks of AI in the UK

Osborne Clarke's AI experts have written an article for Sentinel Magazine on how risk managers can take advantage of the...

23/10/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

General Court finds geo-blocking of video games breaches EU competition law

Commission's finding upheld that Valve and five PC game publishers had anti-competitive 'geo-blocking' agreements

12/10/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU's 'flexible' pharma reforms likely to require fine-tuning to address uncertainties

The reduction of the regulatory data protection period and wholesale distribution changes raise some industry concern

12/09/2023

Artificial intelligence

What risks need to be considered by a UK business using artificial intelligence?

An overview of the legal and regulatory risks arising from AI deployment published in our article in Compliance & Risk

17/08/2023

Competition, antitrust and trade

Spain draws €194m line in Apple-Amazon brand protection and competition restriction ruling

Contractual terms at issue for competition regulator include 'brand gating' and competitor product ad restrictions

28/07/2023

Knowledge Notes

Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer

19/07/2023

Unified Patent Court

UPC's former London Central Division competences to be reallocated between Paris, Munich and Milan

The provisional Paris-Munich competence split will continue until the new agreement comes into force in June 2024

03/07/2023

Retail and Consumer

Supermarket clash underscores need for clarity from UK Supreme Court on trade mark bad faith

Bad faith claim succeeded in ongoing dispute but trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off still found

16/06/2023

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use

15/06/2023

Intellectual property

European Commission takes a step forward in the fight against online piracy of sports and other live events

Commission recommends a non-legislative initiative to combat online piracy

14/06/2023

Artificial intelligence

Generative AI: is its output protectable by intellectual property rights?

Creative AI engines can create new text, images, video and audio. Is there IP in this content and, if so...

08/06/2023

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