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UK Government launches AI Opportunities Action Plan

On 13 January 2025, the UK's Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, gave a speech designed to showcase the new AI Opportunities Action Plan.

14 Jan 2025

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UK Government consultation on copyright and AI: A 'win-win'?

The Government has issued a consultation relating to generative AI and copyright in which it seeks to reach a balance between the competing interests, and to thereby unlock opportunities for AI training in the UK, whilst also ensuring protection for creative works (described by one Minister as a "win win").

18 Dec 2024

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Sky v SkyKick: implications of Supreme Court decision for trade mark practice

Some 17 months after hearing the parties' oral arguments, the Supreme Court has finally given judgment in Sky v SkyKick, concluding a case widely recognised as one of the most important UK trade mark cases for many years.

18 Dec 2024

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Now & Next: Could AI build cities in space?

What advances in technology can make building and manufacturing in space a reality? Could robots, guided by AI, be the ones to construct cities in space?

13 Dec 2024

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Bill to outlaw deepfakes to be debated in Parliament

On Friday 13 December 2024, the House of Lords is due to debate the Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill, sponsored by Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge, at its second reading.

13 Dec 2024

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Mishcon de Reya advises Relation on strategic collaborations with GSK

Mishcon de Reya has advised Relation, a leading biotechnology company, on the legal aspects of two strategic collaborations with GSK aimed at advancing the development of novel therapeutics for fibrotic diseases and osteoarthritis.

10 Dec 2024

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Facing the future: Lawful use of facial recognition in retail

Many brands are already experimenting with how facial recognition can assist and expand their businesses, but should they? Facial recognition technology has the potential to transform our daily lives, enhancing everything from loyalty programs to security management innovations.

6 Dec 2024

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Court of Appeal refuses Meta permission to appeal the certification of a collective proceedings claim for abuse of dominance (Meta v Gormsen)

This case involved an application by Meta for permission to appeal a Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decision certifying a collective proceedings claim against Meta alleging abuse of dominance. The claim, under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, was brought by Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, the class representative (CR).

2 Dec 2024

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Digital pounds, digital property: How the UK’s finance revolution is tokenising the future

The UK Parliament has taken a significant step towards integrating digital assets into the wider legal framework with the introduction of the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill (Bill), following the Law Commission's publication of a further supplemental report and draft legislation aimed at clarifying the status of digital assets within the traditional categories of personal property earlier this year.

27 Nov 2024

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Data protection implications of using AI tools in recruitment

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently issued data protection guidance to organisations procuring, or looking to procure, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for the purposes of recruitment.

26 Nov 2024

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UPC update: November 2024

In this edition of our Unified Patent Court (UPC) update, we report on the latest developments from the Court, including clarification of the rules around opt-outs, stay of infringement proceedings when there are parallel opposition proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO), and an attempted (failed) use of a Gillette defence.

25 Nov 2024