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AI 101: Who owns the output of generative AI?
02 February 2023This is the second article in our “AI 101” series, where the team at Lewis Silkin will unravel the legal issues involved in the development and use of AI text and image generation tools. In the first article of the series, we looked at how generative AI tools are trained and why lawsuits have been raised against some of the major AI companies in both the UK and US.
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AI 101: How do AI tools work and why are lawsuits being raised?
23 January 2023In this “AI 101” series of blog posts, the team at Lewis Silkin unravel the legal issues involved in the development and use of AI text and image generation tools. This initial post explores how these tools operate and considers the legal cases being brought against major AI platforms in the UK and US. Later posts in the series will consider who owns the output of AI image generators, the infringement risks involved in using output created by AI; the ethical implications of programming AI; and what regulation is on the horizon – so keep an eye out for those!
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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2023 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property
Press Release
20 October 202219 of our practices are ranked, and all our existing Band 1 practice rankings have been maintained. In addition we have 56 ranked individuals, six of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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Lewis Silkin expands IP team with mechanics patent specialist
10 October 2022Lewis Silkin LLP announces the appointment of Jonathan Higgs as a Legal Director in its Intellectual Property (IP) team.
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Lewis Silkin's new Northern Ireland office to reflect rapidly expanding offering
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15 August 202235-strong team consolidating into a single location in the heart of Belfast city centre.
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Lewis Silkin expands Intellectual Property team with trade mark and design law specialist
07 July 2022LONDON – Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the appointment of Abigail Wise as Legal Director in its IP practice group.
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Not so intangible: IP rights and real estate. Clare Reddy, Stephanie Kay and Michael Szlesinger write for EG
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01 June 2022From trophy buildings that dominate the skyline to uniquely designed work and living spaces, distinctiveness is a significant driver of real estate value. Key to developers’ ability to leverage and protect that value are intellectual property rights.
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Mandatory requirement to record IP rights relating to goods imported into Kenya
19 May 2022The Kenyan Anti-Counterfeiting Authority (ACA) has recently adopted a further measure to combat imports of counterfeit goods into Kenya under the Anti Counterfeit Recordation Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”).
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Gnat and Company Limited and China Tang London Limited v West Lake East Limited and Honglu Gu (China Tang)
29 April 2022Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (His Honour Judge Hacon). 16 February 2022. China Tang gives a useful insight into the requirements for proving infringement under Section 10(2) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (the TMA) and demonstrates that actual confusion is not necessary for proving a likelihood of confusion. It also highlights the importance of undertaking searches and seeking legal advice before trading under a particular name.
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The Impact of Brexit upon Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes
24 April 2022When the Brexit ‘transition period’ came to an end at 11pm GMT on 31st December 2020, it brought with it some significant implications for IP rightsholders across trade marks, designs, copyright and domain names.
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Brexit: Your IP Questions Answered
24 April 2022The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, and a post-Brexit Trade Agreement was finally struck on Christmas Eve 2020, but the important Brexit changes affecting the owners of registered IP rights took effect from 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020.
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Shipwrecking online pirates: we can’t wait for a change in the wind, we need to adjust their sails to force a change of course
20 April 2022As life begins to return to some sort of normality after the huge disruption caused by COVID, we have been reflecting on how the swift imposition of lockdowns and other restrictions escalated what was likely to be a greater shift to the consumption of digital entertainment content via the internet and streaming services; both the legitimate and illegal kinds.
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FYIP: Diversity in the Legal Profession with Ashton Chantrielle, Barrister at 8 New Square
11 April 2022Each month we interview thought leaders in intellectual property, talking about how they were introduced to this area of law, their careers, the legal and commercial issues their industries face and what the future may hold.
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FYIP Podcast: Meet Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke
10 March 2022Each month we interview thought leaders in intellectual property, talking about how they were introduced to this area of law, their careers, the legal and commercial issues their industries face and what the future may hold.
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Can you really own any idea? Brinsley Dresden comments for Campaign
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08 March 2022From an idea resurfacing after a rejection to a creative taking their pitched work to a rival agency, there’s often a piece of work causing contention. Protecting intellectual rights is a full-time job.
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Lewis Silkin expands litigation offering in Hong Kong
Press Release
04 January 2022Experienced employment and IP litigator Jezamine Fewins joins team.
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Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong team discuss topical issues in podcast series
16 December 2021Our Hong Kong employment team have collaborated with Conventus Law on their podcast series “Heart of the Matter – A Podcast on Legal Development from around the world”.
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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2022 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, and Intellectual Property: Law Firms with Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Press
21 October 2021Lewis Silkin’s performance in the sector continues to improve following a strong performance in Legal 500, earning 69 individual and practice rankings – of which 6 are top tier practice rankings and 5 are new entries or improvements.
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Lewis Silkin receives tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2022 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
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01 October 2021Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest Legal 500 UK guide released yesterday, earning 67 individual lawyer and practice rankings – of which 7 are top tier practice rankings, 3 were new entries and 7 were improvements on last year.
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Lewis Silkin appoints Tom Gaunt to head expanding IP practice
Press Release
15 September 2021Leading law firm Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Tom Gaunt as Head of IP for the firm’s expanding Intellectual Property practice.