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xCHANGE 2024 – Future of Creativity
21 November 2024The creative industries have shown remarkable growth, contributing £126 billion to the UK economy in 2022, a 6% increase since 2019. The sector employs at least 2.5 million people and is growing at a rate that exceeds the national average by more than a factor of three
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xCHANGE 2024 - Building Trust, Authenticity and Resilience in an AI driven world
21 November 2024Artificial Intelligence has firmly established itself as a transformative technology, capable of revolutionising everything from mundane tasks to the development of smart cities. However, the rapid advancement and widespread adoption of AI have also sparked concerns about its inherent risks.
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Hong Kong advances copyright regime in the age of AI
04 November 2024The government recently completed a two-month public consultation on copyright issues arising from the latest developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”).
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Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property for Chinese Businesses
18 October 2024At Lewis Silkin we are constantly monitoring the legal landscape and liaising with policymakers and regulators. This enables us to stay informed about how law and regulation will change in key areas for our clients.
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How to ‘opt-out’ your images from use in AI training: German court considers the EU text and data mining copyright exceptions
07 October 2024The District Court of Hamburg has recently considered a dispute involving a professional stock image photographer Robert Kneschke, who discovered that links to some of his photographs had been included in a generative AI training dataset released by the German non-profit LAION.
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We’ll meet AGAin: permission to appeal granted in AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations trade mark and copyright dispute
16 September 2024Can brands control the refurbishment, conversion and resale of products they sell? The answer from the recent AGA cooker case indicates that such ability is limited, at least absent clear evidence of a serious risk to the brand’s reputation. We look at what happened, what this means for OEMs, and what the appeal might have in store.
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Trade Mark Round Up Report 2024
20 August 20242024 has seen important trade mark cases and thought-provoking trade mark filing practices. Following on from our webinar, we’re pleased to be launching the third edition of our Trade Mark Round Up Report to reflect on some of the most interesting cases that we have seen recently.
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Investigative powers of the U.S. Grand Jury in prosecuting intellectual property crimes
05 August 2024Earlier this year, a federal grand jury indicted a former Google engineer, Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, for allegedly stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two China-based companies he was secretly working for. According to the indictment, Ding allegedly stole over 500 files containing confidential information about Google’s AI hardware infrastructure and software. He has been charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets, and faces up to ten years in prison and a US$250,000 fine on each count if convicted.
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New data published by Lewis Silkin reveals that sustainable innovation patent applications hit record high in 2023
Press Release
26 July 2024Data shows that patent applications made via the UKIPO’s ‘Green Channel’ hit a new peak last year
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Welcome to Issue 03 of The Collective Quarterly
17 July 2024Our newest collection of articles explores the trends, opportunities and challenges faced by businesses across the creative economy, tech and science sectors. While there is often a legal aspect to each piece – we are lawyers after all - we also look beyond that to consider wider insights and ideas transforming change.
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While remote workers may be out of sight, they shouldn’t be out of mind – Emma Grossmith comments for Sync NI
Press
04 July 2024The world of work has never been more fluid. It’s easy to out-source projects to a consultant on the other side of the world, or let a valued colleague work from home but beware, there are some serious legal issues you need to think about if you’re hiring a remote worker, or engaging in remote-working for current staff.
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AI 101: IP risks and commercial implications
Podcast
24 June 2024In the third episode of our AI 101 podcast series, we dive deep into the key legal and practical implications of around IP rights in AI-generated content, ownership, and infringement risks.
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Blockchain and IP rights
23 May 2024Blockchains, crypto assets and distributed ledger technology are all experiencing increased interest and sizable adoption. There are multiple websites, YouTube channels, blogs, articles, and communities committed to exploring their possibilities, development, and application.
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IP theft and breach of contract: What’s the damage?
26 April 2024A number of high-profile cases in the US involving theft and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets by employees within the life sciences, pharma and healthcare industries, have been making headlines recently.
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Litigation Trends: Preventing IP theft in medtech manufacturing
22 April 2024Hong Kong as a hub for life and health technology
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Out now: The Collective Quarterly - Issue 02 2024
19 April 2024Welcome to our second issue of The Collective Quarterly which supports creative, innovative, tech and science rich businesses, to adapt and thrive in these rapidly evolving and challenging times. From our in-house expertise and contributions from strategic partners to our broader community of entrepreneurs, creators and innovators, we bring you the latest ideas, insights and innovations.
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EPO fee increases
15 March 2024The European Patent Office (EPO) is introducing a new schedule of official fees, which will apply to payments made from Monday 1 April 2024. The new fees represent an increase of, on average, 4%. There are, however, some notable exceptions, with the third, fourth and fifth year renewal fees increasing by 30%, 28% and 8% respectively. Subsequent renewals have not changed significantly. As such, the EPO appears to be targeting recovery of renewal fee income that has reduced in recent years, due to a reduction of the average time to reach grant.
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Liam Egan comments on the importance of registering trade marks for RTE News
Press
26 February 2024Following the ruling of an Irish company that makes jeans to stop using the Diesel trade mark, this article explores the basics of the law and gives important advice from trade mark attorney, Liam Egan, for Irish businesses to be aware of.
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Lewis Silkin expands IP practice to Leeds with legal director appointment
Press Release
22 January 2024Lewis Silkin has today announced the appointment of Aaron Trebble as legal director in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Based in Leeds, Aaron’s appointment marks the expansion of Lewis Silkin’s IP360 service to the city, further enhancing its offering to creative and innovative businesses in the north of England.