… The rapid dissemination of AI-generated images in the style of the famous Japanese Studio … probably not have escaped your attention. This new trend raises some important legal and ethical questions about …

… Thanks to AI art generators, it’s easier to be ‘creative’ than ever … intelligence and copyright. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as Midjourney, Canva AI and DALL-E 2, enable … intelligence and copyright: considerations for AI-generated images What is copyright, and how does it work? …

… The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images, text, video and music is causing … Valerie Annan provides an overview of recent generative AI and copyright disputes and asks what might happen next.  … Trouble brewing  The recent buzz around generative AI has generated several legal concerns; in particular, when it …

… texts now being created solely by artificial intelligence (AI), who owns the copyrights of such works? After a Czech court issues the first European ruling in an AI and copyright dispute, Niels van der Lee examines its … seems to be more caution when granting copyright to AI-generated works. For example, the Czech courts recently …

… The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) establishes the first-ever horizontal regulatory framework dedicated to AI within the European Union. Catherine Caspar outlines the … and applications must inform users that their content is AI-generated, prevent the generation of illegal content, and …

… as memorabilia, baby items and trends set by the new royal bairn. While we await further news, we look at the brands generated by the birth of other famous children. The twins …

… Official Journal of the European Patent Office (EPO), has generated a number of comments from interested third parties … for an invention, and a second application is filed with claims covering the same subject matter, the same applicant, … the EPO? The European Patent Convention (EPC) does not contain a provision explicitly addressing this issue. At most, …

… and brand image and reputation, as well as the revenues generated by the sale of the products covered by trademark … a trademark. So too can be any disputes or infringement claims related to that IP asset, and any licensing or … Those rights also need to be appropriately renewed and maintained. There are countless instances of companies who …

… endorsements. For six consecutive years, the brand generated more than $1 billion in sales, selling 50 million pairs a year. When Prince George was photographed wearing them in 2015 , sales on Amazon were said to have soared by 1,500%. Recently, the company has …

… widely reported is that a large proportion of the value generated by SMEs comes from a fraction of so-called … a key role in the success of SMEs by enabling them to obtain a return on their investments in research and … In an ideal world, IP will have been diligently captured, maintained and recorded as a business grows and expands; …

… taking on Saudi Arabia match on 14 June. Novagraaf’s Claire Jones examines the IP implications of this … nearly 30% of FIFA’s annual revenue from marketing rights generated. FIFA has, as with previous events, produced a … Affiliates linked with the event. Official sponsors have paid handsomely for the privilege, with the six top-tier …

… the world, including the EPO, as Volha Parfenchyk explains. On 5 July 2022, the Legal Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued its long-awaited written decision in the “DABUS case” (J 8/20). This … type of connectionist artificial intelligence” autonomously generated the invention and was, therefore, the inventor. …

… so important for trademark practice, as Luke Portnow explains.  May 2024 will see over 100,000 IP attorneys descend … IP rights like some predicted, and we may have a long wait for a first court ruling somewhere in the world on … , introducing a pathway to ownership of autonomous computer-generated copyrightable works, as well as technology that …

… then, many NFT projects have emerged, including a blockchain-based lottery and an immersive adventure game by Ben … which are traded for seemingly excessive sums, has quickly generated concern among IP owners. In particular, questions are being raised not only about how to protect these valuable virtual …

… have mechanisms at their disposal to identify and act against such infringement, the tools themselves may only … provide part of the solution. For example, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was released 10 … itself be buffeted into knee-jerk reactions by the currents generated on social media and other platforms. Instead, like …

… alongside the sale of television rights, is one of the main ways that the organising committee and International … sponsors of the 2024 Olympic Games include Coca-Cola, Airbnb and Samsung. They each pay a considerable sum of … the campaign received a lot of media attention, which generated significant exposure for the beer brand.  Direct …

… clearance searching. After registered protection is obtained, how can an IP right holder further develop and … can bequeath a truly strong brand that can be enforced against third parties with relative confidence and ease.    … trademarks can include (with evidence that goodwill was generated by the use of) unregistered marks in the UK under …

… name have been snapped up during liquidation, but it is certainly one of the most high profile. At £11 million, the deal … often undermined by an inadequate trademark protection or maintenance strategy. A brand is more than its trademark … themselves (trademark value is rooted in the goodwill generated in consumers); and Assess any damage to goodwill …

… many of us to rapidly transition to working from home, obtaining necessary signatures now requires even more advance … are likely to be recognised as legally valid. In certain cases, the courts have accepted electronic forms of … into an electronic version of the document; A signature generated by e-signature platform, such as DocuSign; The use …

… Board of Appeal has clarified the allowability of amended claims via ‘intermediate generalisation’. Martin Kohrs … Patent Office (EPO) concerns the allowability of amended claims in which certain features originally present have been … other aspects of the system, such as the way the x-rays are generated or the way the breast is fixed in place on the …

… Theatre shows have been making headlines again in the field of UK trademark enforcement. Luke Portnow  considers the threshold for bad faith. We recently reported on the successful action by the … registration in the UK, based on earlier use so long as it generated some goodwill.  But of course, should Vardy …

… sixth century. The drink has undergone something of a renaissance in popularity since the late 1980s and 1990s. This … US in March 1994, which sought to control the use of certain product designations. Under the terms of the agreement, … with deep local roots, whose protection under EU law has generated significant value for its producers and the local …

… Generative AI systems are often trained with protected works. At the same time, they are used … despite a certain degree of randomness. If the result is generated autonomously, protection is excluded. For …