Loading News UKIPO announces fee increases following extended price freeze UKIPO official fees relating to trade marks, designs and patents are set to increase on 1 April 2026. With official fees unchanged for a considerable period, the UKIPO states the increase has become necessary to address inflationary rises of 32% since 2016. News UPC update: November 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. News The impact of AI on pro bono One of the key themes of this year's Pro Bono Week, is 'stories of impact'. This article looks to explore the current ways that Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted pro bono work and the potential risks associated with using AI over traditional legal services. News Getty Images v Stability AI: Unpacking the High Court's judgment The High Court has rejected Getty Images' secondary copyright infringement claim against Stability AI, finding that Stable Diffusion's model weights - though trained on datasets that included Getty's images - did not constitute 'infringing copies'. However, the court did find limited and historic trade mark infringement relating to watermarks appearing in outputs from certain versions of Stable Diffusion. News EU Data Act: What cloud service vendors need to know about new switching rights The EU Data Act has implications for vendors of SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions to customers in the European Union. News Deepfakes of the deceased: Ethical dilemmas and implications on legacy and reputation As AI continues to develop at a staggering pace, advanced AI-generative tools are becoming more widespread and easily accessible, sparking concerns about its uses. One major issue is the proliferation of deepfakes - non-consensual, AI-generated or altered images, videos, or audio depicting a person doing or saying something which is actually fabricated. News Patents Court responds to UPC anti-interim-licence injunction in InterDigital v Amazon Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity before both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and national courts in the UK and Germany in a dispute between InterDigital and Amazon relating to digital streaming patents and FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licence terms. For ease of reference, this article uses the term 'FRAND', although the standards in this case technically refer to 'RAND' (reasonable and non-discriminatory); there is no practical difference between the two. News Mishcon de Reya advises management team of Calastone on US$1 billion acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Mishcon de Reya has advised the management team at Calastone on its acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“SS&C” or Group: Nasdaq: SSNC), a global leader in investment and financial services software and solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately £766 million (approximately US $1.03 billion). News Google faces relatively narrow remedies in the US for its search market conduct - but results may vary across the Atlantic On 20 October 2020, the US Department of Justice and 11 US states brought a claim against Google, alleging that the tech giant violated US competition law on the online search market (United States et al. v Google). On 17 December 2020, a similar claim was brought by 38 US states (State of Colorado et al. v Google). The two cases were subsequently consolidated. Publication: Issue 30 Recruitment Watch News When AI impersonates - taking action against deepfakes in the UK The UK lacks overarching deepfake legislation, leaving victims facing a complex patchwork of existing laws including intellectual property, data protection, defamation and malicious falsehood. While the Government has recently introduced criminal sanctions relating to non-consensual intimate deepfakes, significant gaps remain. Video 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. View more Loading Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 44 Next Items 13 to 24 of 528
News UKIPO announces fee increases following extended price freeze UKIPO official fees relating to trade marks, designs and patents are set to increase on 1 April 2026. With official fees unchanged for a considerable period, the UKIPO states the increase has become necessary to address inflationary rises of 32% since 2016.
News UPC update: November 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.
News The impact of AI on pro bono One of the key themes of this year's Pro Bono Week, is 'stories of impact'. This article looks to explore the current ways that Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted pro bono work and the potential risks associated with using AI over traditional legal services.
News Getty Images v Stability AI: Unpacking the High Court's judgment The High Court has rejected Getty Images' secondary copyright infringement claim against Stability AI, finding that Stable Diffusion's model weights - though trained on datasets that included Getty's images - did not constitute 'infringing copies'. However, the court did find limited and historic trade mark infringement relating to watermarks appearing in outputs from certain versions of Stable Diffusion.
News EU Data Act: What cloud service vendors need to know about new switching rights The EU Data Act has implications for vendors of SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions to customers in the European Union.
News Deepfakes of the deceased: Ethical dilemmas and implications on legacy and reputation As AI continues to develop at a staggering pace, advanced AI-generative tools are becoming more widespread and easily accessible, sparking concerns about its uses. One major issue is the proliferation of deepfakes - non-consensual, AI-generated or altered images, videos, or audio depicting a person doing or saying something which is actually fabricated.
News Patents Court responds to UPC anti-interim-licence injunction in InterDigital v Amazon Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity before both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and national courts in the UK and Germany in a dispute between InterDigital and Amazon relating to digital streaming patents and FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licence terms. For ease of reference, this article uses the term 'FRAND', although the standards in this case technically refer to 'RAND' (reasonable and non-discriminatory); there is no practical difference between the two.
News Mishcon de Reya advises management team of Calastone on US$1 billion acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Mishcon de Reya has advised the management team at Calastone on its acquisition by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“SS&C” or Group: Nasdaq: SSNC), a global leader in investment and financial services software and solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately £766 million (approximately US $1.03 billion).
News Google faces relatively narrow remedies in the US for its search market conduct - but results may vary across the Atlantic On 20 October 2020, the US Department of Justice and 11 US states brought a claim against Google, alleging that the tech giant violated US competition law on the online search market (United States et al. v Google). On 17 December 2020, a similar claim was brought by 38 US states (State of Colorado et al. v Google). The two cases were subsequently consolidated.
News When AI impersonates - taking action against deepfakes in the UK The UK lacks overarching deepfake legislation, leaving victims facing a complex patchwork of existing laws including intellectual property, data protection, defamation and malicious falsehood. While the Government has recently introduced criminal sanctions relating to non-consensual intimate deepfakes, significant gaps remain.
Video 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.