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When AI impersonates - taking action against deepfakes in the UK

The use of AI tools is proliferating and becoming mainstream. Allied to fast-moving developments in the technology, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish AI-generated content - including deepfakes (i.e. images, video or audio intended to impersonate an individual's likeness or voice) - from human-generated and authentic content.

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Cambridge Tech Showcase 2025

On Thursday 11 September 2025, kicking off Cambridge Tech Week in style, Mishcon de Reya’s Cambridge office welcomed leading minds and pioneering companies for the annual Tech Showcase, a celebration of the city’s vibrant tech ecosystem.

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The inventor identity crisis: Dr Thaler's bid to register a patent denied again

Dr Stephen Thaler has become well known in the patent sphere for his global attempts to register patents for two inventions created by his AI machine, DABUS, and naming DABUS (rather than himself) as the inventor. In most jurisdictions, these applications have been refused; only South Africa has accepted one, likely due to basic formal application requirements.

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UPC update: September 2025

Our September 2025 UPC update covers significant developments including the court's transition to a new Case Management System and renewed discussions about Ireland's potential referendum on UPC ratification.

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Non-compete clauses are back on the agenda

It is a topic that many thought had exited stage left with the previous Government, but a House of Lords debate this summer about AI and Tech has reignited discussion over introducing limitations on non-compete clauses.

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